Hawkers Stories
According to the County Chief Officer for Trade, Pauline Oginga, the directive targets areas in Mvita and Nyali sub-counties, where illegal trading ac...
Last month, mall owners along the street threatened to take legal action against Nairobi City County if the illegal businesses were not removed.
A motion tabled by Kileleshwa Ward MCA Robert Alai seeks to regulate non-motorised transport within the city to improve road safety and ease congestio...
The business owners warned that if the county government does not take action, they will take the matter to court.
The protest was sparked by a decision made by the county government to move hawkers to the backstreets, displacing the matatus that rely on the main t...
The enforcement of the rules over the past three days has resulted in a significant reduction in traffic congestion along the avenue.
The resilience of the hawkers and their ability to adapt to the conditions keeps the market alive, providing affordable goods.
Officially, hawkers in Eastleigh are allowed to conduct business starting at 5 p.m., as the mornings are reserved for shop owners and mall businesses.
Nairobi's hawkers have also been ordered to remove their wares from the streets and lanes by 10 pm daily to make way for cleaning operations by city w...
Moi Avenue, Haile Selassie Avenue, Kenneth Matiba Road, Latema Road, Ronald Ngala Street, Mangano Street, Hakati Road, and River Road are some of the...
This is not the first time a Nairobi governor has attempted to organise the city's street traders.
She often faces harassment from Nairobi City County’s officials, who chase away undesignated vendors like her.
Scenes of men pulling them as others are packed outside shops waiting to deliver supplies are the order of the day here.
Tom Mboya Street has turned into a hot spot for hawking, with reports of stealing, pickpocketing, and other crimes
City Hall plans to construct a multi-million market in Eastleigh North ward, located at Eastleigh kwa Ndege.
Over the last decade, as Eastleigh’s reputation as a profitable business hub has grown, many traders in Nairobi have dumped popular markets such as Mu...
The meeting also explored solutions to streamline activities for the benefit of the area.
The conflict began on Friday evening when a dispute over space between hawkers and taxi drivers erupted into violence on Jam Street.
To survive, hawkers are usually involved in fierce cat-and-mouse games with the enforcement officers along Ronald Ngala and Mfangano streets.
