China Square brought life to Unicity Mall – resident

Matthew Macheti, a resident near Unicity Mall on Thika Road has said China Square brought life to the area. 

In an interview with the Star on Tuesday, Macheti said the last six years had been very dormant for the mall until the retailer opened the outlet.

"For almost six years since the mall was built, business has been very slow here. When this person opened the Square, it brought a lot of life to the mall. As you can see now that the Square is closed, there are no people here," Machete said. 

On the days the shop was opened, he said, many came with vehicles and bought items in bulk packing them in their boots.

"Shelfs became empty fast because people were buying goods in bulk. There were sections you would go and find they almost cleared everything," he said. 

Macheti said many vehicles came at the mall such that parking was almost a problem. 

He said even the bus stop outside the mall which had not been dull suddenly became active. 

"The bus stop here did not have people before. When people started flooding to the mall, suddenly, the bus stage was full of vehicles dropping and picking people," he said.

Macheti said Unicity Mall has many shops but majority are unoccupied.

He believes the Chinese outlet ought to be left to operate. 

Macheti termed it an injustice to Kenyatta University as business to the mall was going to generate income for the institution. 

"The University has thought outside the box," he said. 

He added that some youth, who he knows at a personal level, got employment when the mall was opened. 

"There are some young men who I know who got employed when the square was opened."