Kenyans' love for shopping leads to rise in suburban malls

NAIROBI -The number of people who trooped a new shopping mall in Buru Buru in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, during the opening Friday was huge. One would have been forgiven for thinking it was one of those big political rallies attended by Kenya's top leaders, but they were shoppers, who were eager to sample great discounts at the new shopping mall, among other things it offered.

Once the brief ceremony was concluded, shoppers were allowed into the facility. And as expected, they walked around carrying items as some shopped until they dropped. Few days earlier, the same retail chain had opened another shopping complex in Mlolongo on the outskirts of Nairobi and similar scenes were witnessed.