Nairobi, April 27 -- After remaining shut for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Iconic Treetops and Outspan hotels are set to reopen in May,, charting a new era for the hospitality sector, under the proprietorship of Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua's son.

This time, the Treetops Hotel, famed for witnessing the ascension of Queen Elizabeth to the throne 72 years ago, will not only be marketed for its British heritage but also as a significant relic of the Mau Mau movement in Nyeri.

Treetops earned global recognition as the hotel where Elizabeth II went to bed as a princess and woke up as a queen following the death of King George VI.

It was when she was having dinner at the hotel, which was built on top of a fig (Mugu...