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Traders count losses after fire razes Gikomba, again

Rose Wambui, a trader of Gikomba market, Nairobi, counts her losses after fire razed goods worth millions of shillings early Wednesday morning. [Elvis Ogina/Standard]

When a fire swept across Gikomba market with a hellish fury yesterday morning, one trader, Rose Wambui, was grappling with a double loss.

In 2017, Ms Wambui lost property worth Sh5 million when another fire razed the market. Her spirit was crushed, but she managed to lift herself up. She took a loan, and rebuilt her business from scratch.

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