Rironi-Mau Summit: 300 traders face uncertain future as Rift Valley viewpoint tourism takes shape

Nearly 300 traders, employees and small-scale vendors who depended on businesses at Kenya’s Great Rift Valley Viewpoint face an uncertain future following demolitions linked to the ongoing Rironi-Mau Summit highway expansion.The demolitions have affected roadside curio shops where traders sold Maasai shukas, soapstone carvings, beads, bangles, necklaces and other souvenirs to motorists and tourists travelling between Nairobi and Nakuru.