•This is after a fire razed part of the market two weeks ago
•Kamkunji MP Hassan called on Ruto to declare Gikomba market a disaster area.
Traders carry on their normal activities at Gikomba. The market is the ultimate place for secondhand clothes and is popularly known for its aggressive hawking on October 24, 2022
It's business as usual in Gikomba Market as traders continue to sell their items.
This is after a fire razed part of the market two weeks ago, destroying property worth millions.
The fire had ravaged Gashosho and Dry Fish markets and gutted blocks of Gorofani and Bondeni estates.
Kamkunji MP Yussuf Hassan called on President William Ruto to declare Gikomba market fire a disaster area.
Gikomba Market, East Africa’s largest open-air market, has experienced unpredictable fires annually.
Traders carry on their normal activities at Gikomba. The market is the ultimate place for secondhand clothes and is popularly known for its aggressive hawking on October 24, 2022Crowds sample clothes at Gikomba.The market is the ultimate place for secondhand clothes and is popularly known for its aggressive hawking market Nairobi on October 24, 2022.A man carries a bale of secondhand clothes in the Gikomba market on October 24, 2022Traders carry on their normal activities at the Gikomba market on October 24, 2022. Crowds gather at a linen trader in Gikomba.The market is the ultimate place for secondhand clothes and is popularly known for its aggressive hawking market Nairobi on October 24, 2022.A man carries a bale of secondhand clothes in the Gikomba market on October 24, 2022Some women are seen csampling clothes at an open-air market in Gikomba where businesses are going back to normalcy after the recent fire outbreak that destroyed a section of the market on October 24, 2022. Traders carry on their normal activities at the Gikomba. The market is the ultimate place for secondhand clothes and is popularly known for its aggressive hawking on October 24, 2022Traders carry on their normal activities at the Gikomba market on October 24, 2022.
