Nairobi s millionaire brokers that leave farmers with loose change
NEWS
Ken Kamau sorts onions at his stall at Wakulima Market in Nairobi on September 26, 2019. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Every day, thousands of traders, customers, loaders, pickpockets and idlers interact in East Africa’s largest fresh produce market amid noise and endless movement.
It is busiest on Saturday when many office workers have an off day.
And in this downtown haven for farm produce, brokers mint millions with dumbfounding ease.
On this particular Saturday morning, the stench of rotting cabbage, acrid smell of sweat and shrill calls by traders fill the air.