Drinks, cookies and biscuits were served at Sarit Centre's reopening on Thursday following a fire that destroyed some sections.
Uniformed women welcomed
Nairobians to the mall as part of the show of hospitality by management.
"This is to welcome our customers
back and make them feel safe shopping here," one said.
A woman serves snacks at Sarit Centre in Nairobi following its reopening after a fire, May 17, 2018. /NANCY AGUTU
A banner read:
"We are working tirelessly
to restore this area and give you a complete shopping experience as soon as possible. We sincerely thank you for your prayers, support and good wishes."
Ten stores were not open -
Bata, Twiga Car Hire and Tours, Copy X'press, Shah Chemists, Africolour Labs, Mocca, Truworths, Kenya Power, SWS Aculaser Weight Loss Institute and Beauty Quest.
An AAR clinic, a Multi Choice store, coffee shops and furniture showrooms are among the outlets in the building.
Carrefour supermarket took over the ground floor space once occupied by cash-strapped Uchumi supermarket.
Nairobians converse at Sarit Centre following its reopening after a fire, May 17, 2018. /NANCY AGUTU
Nairobians at Sarit Centre following its reopening after a fire, May 17, 2018. /NANCY AGUTU
The May 4 fire resulted from a faulty
photocopying machine at the
Copy X'Press
store
on the ground floor.
Witnesses said attendants attempted to put it off using a hand-held fire extinguisher but that this ignited the flames.
Mitchel Rikta, a tenant at the mall in Westlands, said Copy X'Press managers took swift action but that the situation got out of control.
An alarm was sounded and tenants and shoppers evacuated from the building.
The extent of the loss was not established immediately
but damages ran into hundreds of millions.