{"id":6243,"date":"2026-03-02T08:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/?p=6243"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:22:53","slug":"market-condition-in-kware-marketrongai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/2026\/03\/02\/market-condition-in-kware-marketrongai\/","title":{"rendered":"MARKET CONDITION IN KWARE MARKET,RONGAI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This project examines the prevailing conditions within Kware Market in Rongai and their implications for public health, safety, and economic activity. This market serves as vital center of trade, providing affordable goods and employment opportunities for residents. However, field observations reveal significant challenges affecting both traders and customers.
Key issues identified include poor sanitation, inadequate waste management, congestion, insufficient infrastructure, drainage problems, and exposure to harsh weather conditions. These factors contribute to health risks, reduced accessibility, and compromised working environments.
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A poor infrastructure stall in Rongai’s Kware market affecting food vendors during rainy seasons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stagnant water in Rongai’s Kwera market affectig traders and customers during rainy season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mrs.Kamau,a grocery vendor in Rongai’s Kware Market,handling groceries without gloves on her hands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Garbage near a stall in Rongai’s Kware market exposing vendor’s food to dirt and flies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mrs.Kiambuthi selling groceries at her stall in Kware Market in Rongai.The stall is not properly lockable hence lack of security presence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A trader selling groceries to her customers who are bargaining the prices of the groceries in Kware Market in Rongai.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A dumping site full of wastes from trader’s goods behind stalls in Kware Market in Rongai.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Traders using torches in their stalls at night due to poor lighting conditions in Kware Market in Rongai.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Photos by Aurelia Achieng<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MCS-133-036\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This project examines the prevailing conditions within Kware Market in Rongai and their implications for public health, safety, and economic activity. This market serves as vital center of trade, providing affordable goods and employment opportunities for residents. However, field observations reveal significant challenges affecting both traders and customers.Key issues identified include poor sanitation, inadequate waste […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[8],"class_list":["post-6243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-story"],"authors":[{"term_id":8,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"webmaster","display_name":"Lindaberryll Boyani","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1e85b96dae9632e98f1ea8f672cecd57a712905cc4e0128ac65f97b3b635684?s=96&d=mm&r=g","first_name":"Lindaberryll","last_name":"Boyani","user_url":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism","job_title":"Journalist","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6283,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6243\/revisions\/6283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6243"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=6243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}