Why rural architecture lags behind despite investments

Gatuyaini Shopping Centre, Othaya Constituency, once a vibrant rural town, has now shut down due to a dwindling rural economy. [Lydiah Nyawira, Standard]

A few days before Christmas, as Kenyans flocked to their ancestral homes for the holidays, someone triggered a discussion on Facebook on which countryside towns were "least developed".

In the ensuing debate, many county headquarters received what could qualify as slander.