ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

TYPES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN KENYATTA MARKET

OVERVIEW STEET AS WORK SPACE AND PUBLIC SPACE.
CYBER MOTORBIKE (BODA BODA)
Enabling inclusive development of Kenyatta Market; it Kenyatta Market harbours a significant share of the Cyber's offers variety of
informal sector enterprise , the streets are the other Motorbike owners
will require planners and policy makers to address the services to students carries out boda boda
informal economy . major spaces of informal employment in Kenyatta which include ,printing, services which serves as
Market. photocopying which is mean and a source of
The studio established a strong link between the usually a source of income .
The street accomodates Vendors ; extended retailshop. income to the owner of
Kenyatta University students , Residence and the the bussines
economic dimensions.
They attract pedestrians traffic HAIR SALOON
SUPERMARKET
Kenyatta Market habours two type of economy ( students ) which combine Salon , kinyozi is part of In kenayatta market there
1. formal economy ; mini supermarket , cafe, finacial shop with the economic activities , major economic activities are two Major supermarket
, salon , chemist , etc and create a vibrant realm. that are largely invested in ; Megamatt and LaQuita
kM market due to high Supermarket. The
population of students supermarket appreciates
2. informal ; street vendor residing in kenyatta high number of population
. Market. of K.U studenst whom are
Profile of Economy (income ) community of Kenyatta Market regular usually customers .
The studio sought to have established the existing condition related to the service deliverly to the student from kenyatta STREET (SECOND HAND CLOTHES /SHOE )
CAFETERIA /hotel
University ;In commercial hostels, market, cybercaffe, bookshop Kenyatta Market Habour VENDORS Second hand hawking is
many Hotels. another booming bussiness
60 % of the households report to have derived income from the informal economy. The hotels beneffits from opportunity which
the large population of residence of kenyatta
students from Kenyatta Market are venturing due to
100% of the household and students from kennyata University buy food . University whom rely on the high number of
these hotels for food . students residing in Km .
90% regulary use Mobile money transfer services.
99% of the students residing in Kenyatta Market and Nyayo hostels rely on remittances send from their parents /relatives
COMMERCIAL CENTRE COSMETIC SHOP
etc. Commercial Centre such as Cosmetic shops also reap
Mpesa, Equity , KCB agents high profits due to high
etc . The comercial number of students from
business reap high profits Kenyatta University
due to the high number of whom apply the
students whom are sent cosmetics .
remitances and they access
withdraw services from this
commercial business
BAR / WINE AND SPIRIT OUTLET
OPEN AIR SHOPS
Bar and Wine and spirit
Open air market shop are outlet also reap great
is also a source of income profit due to the high
to residence of kenyatta population of stundents
Market. .

PRIVATE HOSTELS PS4 GAMMING LOUDGE

Private hostels Build in Ps4 Gaming also is a
kenyatta Market ; The booming economic
LEGEND hostels usually reap activity which takes
great profits from the advantage of the large
Temporaly structure (informal high number of nuber of studenst from
economy)/ vibanda students they house . kenyatta University.
Area characterised by
formal economy

Site Area extent

CHEMIST OUTLET
Chemist outlet also reap
great profit from the
outpatient services they
provide to students from
College and KM residende
who are sick
TAILOR SHOPS
Tailor shops : the
shops owner reap
great profit from the
tairoling services they
provide to the
students and
residence of kenyatta
Market.