Sample breathtaking Western, Eastern beauty amid poll noise

Rondo Retreat centre within Kakamega forest. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

In this high octave political season, it is therapeutic to step away from partisan political discourse and celebrate the things that bind us, top of which is our diversity and beauty.

For this reason, I want to share my delightful experience as I drove through the highways of the Eastern and Western parts of Kenya last month and was amazed at how Kenya had evolved. My first weekend took me to Kitui through Matuu and Mwingi. If you have not been on that route, please file away any images you have of forgotten and forlorn dusty towns and prepare for vibrant metros awake for at least 18 hours of the day.