Bakara Market fire Stories

Early morning fire destroys property worth millions at Moi’s bridge, Uasin Gishu
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 18, 2025

The inferno caused by a suspected gas explosion engulfed several businesses and shops in the market area, sennding residents into panic as fire engine...

Private sector credit slows to 4 per cent, shrinking Kenya's money supply
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 16, 2025

According to data from the CBK, the total amount of money circulating in the economy dropped by half, marking a significant downturn in Kenya's financ...

Residents of city slums urge Sakaja to station firefighters in their neighbourhoods
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 13, 2024

Currently, Nairobi County is grappling with a surge in fire incidents, having recorded more than 200 cases in one year.

Traders lose millions as fire razes Ngara's Nyayo Market
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 02, 2024

While the exact cause of the fire remains unclear, some traders suspect it may have been triggered by a burning jiko, as the area has been without ele...

Boost for Kenyan importers on adequate reserves and stable Shilling
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 14, 2024

The latest weekly bulletin by the CBK shows the reserves stood at $9,323 million (Sh1.2 trillion at the current exchange rate), an equivalent of (4.8...

Why Marikiti onion traders are not keen to move to Kangundo Road Market
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 12, 2024

The traders argue that the many lorries bringing onions and pineapples from Tanzania cannot be accommodated at the yet-to-be-occupied Kangundo Road Ma...

Guterres tells leaders at COP29 to pay up or face climate-led disaster
Reuters  |  Nov 12, 2024

Scientists say evidence shows global warming and its impacts are unfolding faster than expected.

App boosts Kenyan hair braiders left behind by digital gender gap
Reuters  |  Nov 01, 2024

So far, 180 customers and around 100 hair braiders have signed up, with more on the waitlist as Onwuamaegbu seeks to expand the app slowly.

President William Ruto appointed new Comesa vice chairman
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 01, 2024

This announcement came during the 23rd Comesa Summit held in Kiriri, Bujumbura, Burundi on Thursday.

Kibera's Toi Market traders elect new officials in polls marred with disputes
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 31, 2024

The traders are requesting that the county government to station a fire engine at the market.

Relief for herders in Lamu as revamped Nagele livestock market reopens
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 29, 2024

The reopening of the Nagele Livestock Auction Market has also attracted traders from neighbouring counties like Garissa and Kilifi.

High loan interest rates push more Kenyans to local credit arrangements
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 29, 2024

Experts argue that the venture is often appealing because it typically comes with lower or no interest rates compared to formal loans from banks.

Speedy regulations needed to propel Kenya’s carbon market, experts advise
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 22, 2024

As global demand for carbon credits increases, experts have argued that marginalised communities are well placed and strategically located to engage i...

Consumers welcome reduced food prices as farmers record good harvests
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 15, 2024

Inflation expectations in the next month pointed towards a general decline in prices.

Maasai Market traders moved to Agha Khan Walk parking after demolitions
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 21, 2024

The traders, who told the Eastleigh Voice that their customers are still not used to their new selling place, claimed a private investor who operates...

Explainer: The process of impeaching a deputy president in Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2024

The Constitution provides for the process to remove or impeach the deputy president in Kenya.

Sakaja fires back at Gachagua on Marikiti market relocation plans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2024

Sakaja claimed that the DP was misinformed and all he needed to do was to reach out to him and learn facts about the Marikiti market.

Toi Market traders want county to erect a fence around it after frequent fires
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 20, 2024

The market is home to approximately 3,000 traders who sell second-hand clothes and food products, such as vegetables and grains.

DP Gachagua takes 'Marikiti war' to Nairobi Governor Sakaja's doorstep
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2024

Gachagua wondered why there was a sudden need to relocate the traders from the market which has been in existence since 1966.

Why Sh800m market on Kangundo Road remained unused for six years
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 14, 2024

The new market, located in Mowlem Ward, Embakasi West Sub-County, whose construction started in 2017, was completed a year later.

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