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PHOTOS: Ngara traders count losses after demolition of shops

The demolition is said to have happened in the wee hours of the morning

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by FELIX KIPKEMOI

News08 October 2025 - 17:35
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  • Traders led by James Mwangi, the chairperson of the business community, regretted the incident.
  • Mwangi stated that the area they have been operating in belongs to the Nairobi City County.
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Residents walk past the demolished structures along Ngara in Nairobi on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Hundreds of small traders operating along Fig Tree in Nairobi's Ngara area are counting losses after their kiosks were demolished.

The demolition, said to have happened in the wee hours of the morning.

Traders led by James Mwangi, the chairperson of the business community, regretted the incident, stating that the area they have been operating in belongs to the Nairobi City County.

Some of the affected traders sift through the debris after the demolition in Ngara on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Some of the affected traders sift through the debris after the demolition in Ngara on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Some of the affected traders sift through the debris after the demolition in Ngara on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Some of the affected traders sift through the debris after the demolition in Ngara on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Some of the affected traders sift through the debris after the demolition in Ngara on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Some of the affected traders sift through the debris after the demolition in Ngara on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Some of the affected traders sift through the debris after the demolition in Ngara on October 8, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY
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