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Gikomba Market Center

Google rating 4.2 (1,369 reviews)
Eastleigh
Market

Ranked in Best Markets in Nairobi

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About

A challenging place to summarize with no single focal point. Gikomba Market offers a vast selection of goods where determined shoppers can find almost anything at bargain prices.

Highlights

  • Delivery
  • Wheelchair accessible

HoursClosed

Monday8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
TuesdayToday8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Google reviews

4.21,369 Google reviews
  • Bernard K.Google review · 16 Jan 2026

    A place to do your shopping but get to know that you need to know estimated price, allot of fake sellers and brokers.

  • Google W.Google review · 23 Dec 2025

    Very wide selection of products: clothes, shoes, hardware, groceries, and household items at low prices compared to formal shops. Wanderlog Excellent place to find bargains if you know how to bargain and where to look.

  • Dasmack S.Google review · 23 Dec 2025

    A very cool place to run any kind of business

  • Phine J.Google review · 10 Oct 2025

    If you are looking for unique second hand clothing, shoes bags etc this is the place

  • Sigitas B.Google review · 21 Sep 2025

    It was challenging to find a focal and overarching point to write about Gikomba Market and connect it with other images, so I decided to select this one. Earlier in 2024, I visited Merkato in Addis Ababa—guided by two locals—and later explored Kariakoo in Dar es Salaam on my own in February 2025. Each market has its own character. Gikomba, which I visited in September 2025, struck me as the most crowded and chaotic of the three. The level of activity was intense, and navigating through it required extreme caution, especially with bodabodas (motorbikes) weaving through every corner. We passed through the market by car, narrowly avoiding contact with them. My time there was too brief to fully absorb the experience, but I noticed similarities in business models. For example, like Merkato’s teras, Gikomba has designated zones where specific goods—such as metal products—are concentrated.

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Location

Pumwani Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

Eastleigh

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gikomba Market Center is open daily, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
Gikomba Market Center is located at Pumwani Rd, Nairobi.

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