gikomba market demolition Stories

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.

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

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

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