Hundreds of residents within Kasarani and Starehe constituencies are set to benefit from two markets set for construction in the next one year.
The two market projects, worth Sh750 million, will be constructed at Maji Mazuri and South B areas and will host 2,000 traders on normal days and an additional 1,000 during designated market days.
Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony held at the South B Market site Thursday, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alice Wahome said that the two contractors have officially taken over the sites measuring one acre each, with the works set for completion within the next one year. "Provision of secure trading space for the over 2,000 traders is a key plank of the Kenya Kwanza Manifesto and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
My ministry has collaborated with the State Department for TVETS, Jua Kali organisations, and other stakeholders to construct market stalls developed by local Jua Kali clusters.
