From the 1920s to January 2018, Elburgon town in Nakuru County enjoyed a vibrant economy supported by the lucrative timber industry.
The town stood as a citadel of the timber business in the South Rift region with pride for its artistic wooden and tin houses.
But the government banned logging in public forests to the detriment of the town that heavily depended on the lumbering industry.
Today, the town is a pale shadow of its former self.
