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As mall culture struggles to take root, local kiosks offer economic hope

Jibran Mzenge displays brocolli at his stall at Marikiti Market in Mombasa. 11 November 2015. Photo Mwangi Muraguri/Standard PHOTO: COURTESY

Last week, yet another study on Africa’s commercial retail space revealed that Kenya is developing the largest number of malls in Eastern Africa.

Developers are planning to build 19 new malls, adding to the 53 malls already in existence, and bringing the total number of shopping malls in the country to 72.

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