Caption for the landscape image: Karai fish market: Nakuru’s Sh107 million white elephant? Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Scroll down to read the article A cow grazes near the abandoned fish market in Karai, Naivasha in Nakuru County on February 17, 2025. Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group By Mercy Koskei Correspondent Summary Article Related What you need to know: Construction of the market began in August 2021 following a ban on roadside fish hawking by Nakuru county government.The market was expected to accommodate at least 300 traders who previously hawked fish along the busy highway. As you approach Naivasha town from Karai on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway, an imposing structure catches your eye on the right side of the road. Its sheer size and modern design make it impossible to ignore yet its purpose isn’t immediately clear. PREMIUM Kitengela market vandalised as traders endure six-year wait Sh60 million modern retail market continues wasting away three years after completion. Nakuru invests Sh2bn in markets to boost trade Construction and sprucing up of markets ongoing all 11 sub-counties. . Recommended for you PREMIUM Cash-strapped TUK given 30 days to pay Sh6.4bn pension debt PREMIUM Why 7,000 land disputes remain stuck at NLC PREMIUM Cops gone rogue: Inside a trail of jailbreaks PREMIUM Sh500m fines, parental consent: New tough social media rules for children, providers Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust. PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections. PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
PREMIUM Kitengela market vandalised as traders endure six-year wait Sh60 million modern retail market continues wasting away three years after completion.
Nakuru invests Sh2bn in markets to boost trade Construction and sprucing up of markets ongoing all 11 sub-counties.
Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust.
PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections.
PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
