Colonial relic that defines county’s powerful centre of administration

Machakos neglected colonial building. [Photo: Standard]

The roughly hewn wooden planks standing at the heart of the ancient town hint of a glorious past when it had an impenetrable fort.

However, the inscriptions are just a promise, like the maze of paths paved with sand stones, once beautified by the now withered duranta hedge and a dried water fountain. This is just a facade masking a century of neglect and postponed dreams and unrealised aspirations.