Back in the 1990s, movie lovers in Nakuru town had the luxury of watching movies from a theatre popularly known as Odeon.
This was the place to be, especially on Sunday afternoon, as movie lovers converged to the place to watch their favourite actors and actresses.
Though the place was not as fancy as some of the movie theatres in Nairobi, one had the comfort of knowing that they had watched a movie on the big screen and enjoyed it with strangers.
Contrary to theatres in Nairobi, Odeon experienced a breed of movie lovers who were quite noisy while watching, with others shouting comments that were deemed funny which threw the audience into fits of laughter.
This was the time when 3D movies were not yet popular in Kenya and so there were no 3D glasses, and in addition, one had to buy their snack from nearby supermarkets as there were no snacks sold at the premise.
The seats were also not comfortable. As I recall, they were made from wood and the material used to make tents. At the time, it would only cost you Sh100 to get yourself a ticket to the watch movie.
Fast forward to the 21st century, movie lovers in Nakuru now have to contend with watching movies in the comfort of their homes.
This is because the only movie theatre, Odeon Cinema, was closed own.
Perhaps due to lack of enough profit or the owner got a more lucrative deal from another tenant.
No one has been able to set up a movie theatre ever since perhaps due to the fear of taking risks or what others may term as a leap of faith.
On the other hand, some may think that the business is too risky to invest in due to amount of capital required to invest in the business.