By around 10pm, almost all the shops are closed in Athi River town.
If you happen to arrive in the town that late, apart from the few boda boda operators who will be doing their last rounds of business, the town will be basically deserted.
You will have to grouple in the dark from the main bus stage to your house and if you happen to take a motorbike, you will risk toppling over several times as the rider tries to navigate the many unlit corners of the town and estates.
It gets worse when it rains like now. Athi River town is in dire need of street lights and the authorities responsible should act and act quick.
The murram road from Makadara market to Njugu-ini estate, Makadara to site, Makadara to Slota have no street lights.
At night, traders coming from Makadara market can easily be robbed in the dark.
Even motorbike boda boda operators can easily be hijacked by robbers lurking in the dark.
Athi River town has a long way to go in order to achieve a 24-hour economy.