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Repairs at Malindi’s Old Market delayed for three years

Traders in Malindi want the Kilifi governmentto speed up completion of the OldMarket. The traders say theproject has taken too long, forcing themto work in the open and under poorconditions. On Saturday more than 300traders protested against the three yeardelay in completion of the market.They said there are plans to allocatestalls to people who did not previouslyoperate in the market.

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by ALPHONCE GARI @alphonce2011

Football21 January 2019 - 00:11
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Malindi MP Willy Mtengo sits with a desperate trader selling pepper and mangoes at an open place when he toured the old market in the town on November 24.The traders at the Malindi old market are operating at an open area after the County government demolished the market three years ago but to date is not ready leaving traders to work in harsh conditions.

Traders in Malindi want the Kilifi government

to speed up completion of the Old

Market.

The traders say the

project has taken too long, forcing them

to work in the open and under poor

conditions.

On Saturday more than 300

traders protested against the three year

delay in completion of the market.

They said there are plans to allocate

stalls to people who did not previously

operate in the market.

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