gikomba market demolition Stories

Ngara traders count heavy losses after overnight demolition of over 2,000 market stalls
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 08, 2025

Business owners woke up to the devastating news that the spaces they had occupied — some for more than a decade — had been reduced to rubble.

In pictures: Aftermath of yet another Gikomba market fire
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

The blaze reportedly broke out around 4 am, leaving traders in despair as their livelihoods were consumed by the flames.

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 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.

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