Death of a newsstand, and the birth of a post-Covid Nairobi

Mr David Thiongo at his newsstand outside The Sarova Stanley at the junction of Kimathi Street and Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi on June 2, 2015. PHOTO FILE | NMG

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

What you need to know:

  • Standing back and looking at the Village Market newsstand, the whole world looked back at you.
  • At Village Market, there are empty racks where the newsstand used to be.

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