The Kenyan government has assured that the Gikomba Market redevelopment will be completed within six months, promising phased construction to minimize disruption for traders.

• The project, prompted by trader appeals addressing overcrowding and inefficiency, has an allocated budget of Sh5 billion.
• Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga stated that alternative trading spaces have been secured for the estimated 200,000 traders.
• However, the redevelopment has faced controversy due to pre-emptive demolitions, including structures in the shoe section on the night of March 30, reportedly to reclaim riparian land.