Mosiria promises action after touring Kangudo Market
The Citizen Engagement and Customer Care Department head in Nairobi County Government, Geoffrey Mosiria, has hit the ground running days after assuming the new role.
Taking to his Facebook page on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Mosiria revealed that he visited Kangundo Market for direct engagement with traders and residents over long-standing service delivery failures.
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He disclosed that the visit uncovered serious operational gaps, stalled businesses, security concerns, and leadership wrangles that have crippled the market despite it being opened four years ago.
Ghost stalls exposed
“Today, I had a successful traders’ and citizens’ engagement at Kangundo Market,” Mosiria stated.
He added that traders raised concerns that many of those allocated stalls have never been opened, yet genuine traders struggle for space.
“More than 2,000 people were allocated stalls or trading spaces, yet most have never operationalised them,” he revealed.
Traders proposed that wholesalers be allowed to supply goods directly to Kangundo Market instead of them travelling to Marikiti.
They said this would help decongest Marikiti, Wakulima, and Muthurwa markets and reduce hawkers blocking Haile Selassie Avenue and causing traffic gridlock.
They also called for safer access to the market. “The traders further proposed the construction of a flyover or alternatively zebra crossings and speed bumps along Kangundo Road,” Mosiria said.
Promise and firm action
Security issues were also highlighted, with traders raising an alarm over the theft of the metallic perimeter wall.
They recommended replacing it with a concrete wall and relocating the matatu stage from the roundabout to the open space outside the market for safer and easier access.
Leadership tensions were equally prominent. Traders demanded democratic elections for their leaders, saying imposed leadership has created mistrust and division within the market.
Mosiria further noted the need for urgent technical intervention.
Traders requested that county engineers repair electrical systems, fix the water pump, and address other maintenance issues affecting daily operations.
“As the Chief Officer for Public Participation, Citizen Engagement, and Customer Service, I assured them that we are a listening government,” Mosiria said.
“In the meantime, action will be taken against individuals who were allocated stalls but failed to operationalise them,” he added.
Mosiria said the aim is to restore order, boost trade, and make Kangundo Market fully functional for the benefit of genuine traders and Nairobi residents.
