6th July 2015 – 14:49

Doing business at Kimirongo market for me is ‘having fun.’ I just love it! Think of a market place that is colourful, vibrant, alive and a friendly environment. That is Kimirongo! It operates seven days a week and you can pop in for everything you need.

Wow! I can spend hours walking through those narrow aisles. It is a competition among the vendors selling their similar products. There are lots of sweet talking “Hello Madame!” The smiley vendors drag you to visit the stalls and check their stuff. No doubt the initial price is for a muzungu (white rich person). So I advise, get the price down if you want to pay what the locals do.

Imagine the market layout.  On one side, tailors, local craft , used clothing, shoes, fabrics…

Fabrics! Which pattern should I choose? The tailor is just there down the aisle and can make you a very fashionable Rwandan dress.

On the other side: food…

Everything looks very fresh; grains, vegetables and fruits.