Gikomba Market Stories

Youth project in Nairobi’s Majengo slum helping create jobs, reduce crime
Charity Kilei  |  Sep 09, 2024

Rebranded into Thirty-Seven Self-Help Group, its young members are now taking charge of managing the group’s toilet business and other community proje...

Embakasi West MP calls for probe into surge of fires across Nairobi markets
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2024

The recent spate of fires has sparked alarm over public safety and the adequacy of the government's emergency response, prompting Mwenje's call for im...

Traders in Nairobi's South B get reprieve as KURA halts demolition plans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2024

The roads include Kapiti, Aoko, Plainsview, Mwangeka, Sore, Mchumbi, Daidai, Mukenia and Mariakani.

Gikomba demolitions: Traders seek court order to access stalls, save property
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 11, 2024

The traders also want the court to order Nairobi County to allow them on the property, which has been cordoned off, to salvage whatever they can. 

How heavy rains brought hardship for market traders in Nairobi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 16, 2024

In all these markets, a common thread emerged: dwindling customer numbers amid persistent rains led to spoiled produce and financial losses for trader...

Mother, three children rescued from house fire in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 14, 2024

In another devastating blaze, two warehouses in the Kingorani area of Mombasa were engulfed in flames, destroying electronic equipment and restaurant...

Gikomba Market stalls at risk as Nairobi County advances fire station project
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 17, 2024

Demolitions have taken place at the huge city market several times before, for reasons including creating space for road construction.

Echoes of festivities fade in Gikomba and Burma markets as business wanes
Patel Okumu  |  Jan 12, 2024

The vibrant hum of Gikomba Market has dwindled to a melancholic drone. Gone are the excited crowds jostling for deals.

Nairobi swims while anger boils over after floods
Patel Okumu  |  Jan 05, 2024

The heavens unleashed a torrent of fury upon Nairobi, transforming the city's vibrant pulse into a waterlogged maze.

Two sides of the festive coin: Gikomba's worries, Burma market’s jubilee
Patel Okumu  |  Dec 29, 2023

Under the scorching Kenyan December sun, Gikomba Market sprawled with mountains of second-hand treasures, and Mama Synthia Wafula, a seasoned vendor,...

Second-hand treasures, first-hand joy, Gikomba market festive memoir
Patel Okumu  |  Dec 20, 2023

Dust swirls like confetti over a throng of bargain hunters. Gikomba Market, sprawling and chaotic, erupts with a holiday fervor that transcends its us...

Early morning fire razes section of Gikomba market
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 01, 2023

In the early hours of the morning, at 2am, flames ravaged Gikomba market, leaving behind a trail of substantial damage.

Lands CS Wahome inspects Gikomba Market, urges timely completion of modern phase
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Nov 28, 2023

Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Alice Wahome, conducted a site visit to Gikomba to assess the progress of...

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