Days after Nairobi County issued a directive banning hawkers in some areas, the traders now say the areas that they were directed to operate from are pathetic.
The directive according to Governor Johnson Sakaja was aimed at restoring order in the city centre following an unending outcry by Nairobians that the capital city was losing its glory.
A section of shop owners had also piled pressure on City Hall to eject the hawkers claiming that they are blocking customers from accessing their shops. "All walkways within the central business district are strictly for pedestrians and not trading," the county directed.
Some of the restricted areas include Moi Avenue, Haile Selassie Avenue, Kenneth Matiba Road, Latema Road, Ronald Ngala Street, Mfangano Street, Hakati Road, and River Road.
