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This new ‘epidemic’ of malls will spread shopping flu

Two Rivers Mall in Ruaka

The recent opening of the eagerly awaited Two Rivers Mall saw 'aspirational shoppers' take to Limuru Road with gusto. But most went there to take selfies while staring at stuff they can mostly afford after drawing the winning ticket in a lottery.

Fashioned after South Africa's Sandton City, Two Rivers Mall is the largest shopping mall in East and Central Africa and opened shop at a time when Nairobi appears to be experiencing an 'epidemic' of shopping malls chasing tenants with diminishing purchasing power.

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