The parable of servants as masters and their small kingdoms in the village

Thousands of motorists spend long hours on traffic along Nairobi-Nakuru highway as Kenyans rush to join their families to celebrate Christmas festive. [Standard Photo]

Folks who have mansions in rural areas, and where they retreat once or twice a year, like the colonial governors of old, have been derided for keeping "dead capital", apparently because they are unable to convert their investment into profitable entities.

Yet others say there is merit in spreading cash to every hamlet in our land to rejuvenate local economies. And that houses could easily convert into Airbnb to promote domestic tourism.