Modern trading facility, improved trader safety, cold storage for perishables, employment creation, revenue generation
Daraja Mbili Wholesale and Retail Market
Modern three-storey market in Kisii town accommodating 700 traders with wholesale section, cold rooms, loading bays, and kiosks.
AnnouncedJanuary 1, 2008
StartedJune 3, 2016
Expected CompletionDecember 31, 2019
CompletedJune 15, 2020
Financials
Offering PriceKsh 204,000,000KES
Actual CostKsh 204,000,000KES
Cost Variance
Timeline
Project Initiated by Municipal Council
Kisii Municipal Council began construction of the market
Project Stalled
Construction stalled for years due to transition from municipal to county government
National Government Funding Approved
KES 204 million allocated and project handed to contractor
Market Completed
Construction completed and market ready for handover to county government
Contractors
National Government Housing Department
Project ManagerState Department of Transport, Infrastructure and Housing Development
Politicians Involved
James Ongwae
GovernorOversaw completion and planned daily market operations expansion
Benefits
Description
The Daraja Mbili Wholesale and Retail Market is a KES 204 million modern market facility in Kisii town, the second-largest open-air market in Nyanza after Kibuye in Kisumu. Originally started by the defunct Kisii Municipal Council in 2008, the project stalled for years before the National Government partnered with Kisii County Government to complete it. The three-storey structure includes a wholesale market, loading bays, cold rooms, a police post, cyber café, ATM facilities, offices, and kiosks. Construction was handed to contractors in June 2016 and completed by mid-2020.
Overview
Transformed Kisii's largest market from a dangerous roadside operation into a modern trading hub, improving safety and productivity for over 1,200 traders