Danger lurks in roads, parks turned into trading stalls

Traders sell their wares on the road at Daraja Mbili market in Kisii town on Thursday. The situation has exposed traders and buyers to accidents. [Photo: Sammy Omingo, Standard]

A matatu screeches to a halt, missing two women traders by a whisker. They scream and curse but quickly return to their seats at Oile roadside market along Angawa Street in Kisumu town.

Dusk is quickly setting in and the makeshift market is full to capacity. Women, returning from work, flock here to buy vegetables and fish. To do a transaction, you stand right on the road because the market is itself part of the busy road.