County opens new market stalls at Kibuye as traders return
By our reporter · 4 min read
Two hundred and forty new stalls opened at Kibuye market this morning after eight months of works, with traders who had been selling from the roadside moving back under cover. The county says the stalls have water, lighting and a paved walkway for the first time.
“We can finally keep our vegetables fresh through the afternoon,” said one trader, who has sold sukuma wiki and tomatoes at the market for eleven years. Rents are set at the same level as before the works, the county said, and the first month is free.
Boda boda riders have been given a marked bay at the market's north gate. The matatu stage stays where it was, but the county plans to move it across the road next year once the new bus park is finished.
Traders' representatives asked for the market to open an hour earlier, at 5am, during the mango season. The county executive said a decision would come before the end of the month.