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Tough times drive city folk to sell fresh food from their cars
May 25, 2020
The navy BMW X1 was parked outside Equity Bank along the Kasarani-Mwiki Road, its boot open. The back seats had been folded flat and a thick plastic sheet was stretched over them.
Business News Many of those who are doing boot sales have been laid off recently.
A heap of purple-red onions populated the interior, and a small digital weighing scale hang from the door of the boot. David Kimani, the lone seller, stood to the side as a small crowd milled around the car. Buyers rummaged through the pungent vegetables, picking the biggest bulbs and dropping them into bags. Next to Kimani's car was a Toyota Probox and a peek inside the open boot revealed the green hue of fresh maize.
"My cousin can still move out of Nairobi so he sources the onions from Nyeri while I sell them. I am here for about two hours each day and mostly in the evenings because I still do consulting work from home,” said Kimani. Also nearby was Maina Gathonjia who had turned his Toyota Fielder into an egg shop, with one tray selling for Sh290.
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