The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that allowed Gikomba Business Centre Ltd to proceed with a commercial lease dispute against Pumwani Riyadha Mosque Committee and its Registered ...

If they are unwearable, the company upcycles the garments into items such as backpacks, rugs, baskets and toys at their ...

A policeman has won KSh 11 million from SportPesa after playing a jackpot. Named George Wesonga, the officer said he would ...

Traders from the Gikomba market have gone to court protesting their looming eviction to pave the way for the construction of affordable housing units.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 29 – The Nairobi County Government has proposed the construction of fire stations at Kangemi and Gikomba markets to curb losses as a result of fires. Speaking on Thursday during ...

Once again, traders at Gikomba Market are counting their losses after goods of unknown value were gutted in a mysterious fire on Monday.

Noisy hawkers, impatient hand cart pullers, sharp-eyed pick pockets, curious buyers and resolute sellers, the perfect cocktail that is the sea of humanity at Gikomba Market.

Over 900 traders at Gikomba have sued the Nairobi County government demanding more than Sh20 billion in compensation over frequent fires at the market.

Burnt clothes at Gikomba market on August 6, 2021. Gikomba traders salvaging what is left after the morning inferno on August 6, 2021. Fire fighters seen leaving the Gikomba Market on August 6, 2021.

The story of Gikomba open air market and the perennial fires is one of broken promises. President Kenyatta visited the market in June 2018, after 15 people were killed and 60 others injured in a fire.

Small-scale traders in Gikomba, Nyamakima and Kamukunji markets in Nairobi have new competitors -- the Chinese. Tens of Chinese traders have opened shops in the crowded, informal markets that have ...

Fires have become synonymous with Gikomba market following several incidents over the years. The market is the heart of informal trade, with merchandise rangingfrom second hand clothes to ...