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It was imprudent to entrust Chinese with State House refurbishment

The new look of State House Nairobi after renovations.[PCS]

If State House, Nairobi, was a thoroughbred before, it's now a mule. That is the position taken by some Kenyans who can't countenance the new-look State House after the gable tiles roof was pulled down in favour of a flat roof.

Conversely, there are many other Kenyans who aver that the new look is chic. Change, it is said, is the only constant thing in life.

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