Text Book Centre (TBC), has opened its 12th branch in Kisumu City and the first one outside Nairobi.
Text Book Centre East and Central Africa's preeminent Educational, Cultural, and Technological Content and Products Distributor officially opened its branch at United Mall in Kisumu on Thursday.
Speaking during the launch Text Book Centre CEO Sachin Varma said the new branch will create more job opportunities for Kenyans.
“This is our 12th branch and first outside Nairobi, with which we have created over 20 direct jobs and a lot more indirect jobs. As Text Book Centre, we are happy to provide more than just educational books with stationery, art and tech," Varma said.
"We offer genuine computer items, with after-sales service and parts giving you peace of mind that whatever you purchase from us will work well and serve you well."
Kisumu County CECM for the Department of Education, Technical Training, Innovation and Social Services, John Awiti who was the chief guest termed the new branch an exciting opportunity for the county.
“We are very excited to welcome Text Book Centre to Kisumu City and to have them join us as stakeholders in the larger Education ecosystem within the county.”
“As the county in conjunction with the Kisumu First Lady Dorothy Nyong'o, we have been running a project in ECD to help encourage learning and reading from an early age and now with this new TBC branch, the availability of relevant books will be a thing of the past.”
Text Book Centre’s diverse range of services, including retail, wholesale, and e-commerce have continued to help the company extend its reach across the country, ensuring the distribution of educational books and related materials to diverse regions.
