Colonial relic that defines county’s powerful centre of administrationMachakos neglected colonial building. The coming of the white man had promised Machakos a special place as Kenya’s capital but fate snatched it away. The evidence of this neglect is planted all around the old Ainsworth building. But what was security like at Machakos Fort like in 1890s? There are still talks of rehabilitating the Ainsworth building as Henry Kioko, the chief officer, in charge of tourism youth and culture at Machakos County explained.

Source: Standard Digital March 23, 2019 21:06 UTC