TOP 6 BEST PLACES IN NAIROBI TO BUY GUY SHOES

So, you have spotted some Jordans or Adidas sneakers on a music video or better yet, in your latest issue of The Source magazine and you are just wondering where you can get such in Nairobi. As it happens, there are very many shoe shops in Nairobi and more so within the city center. From basketball shoes, to casual wear shoes, to something for your night out, the selection is wide and you are spoiled for choice. Better still, if you look hard enough you can find shoes in Nairobi at amazingly affordable prices… Still unsure?

Well here are a few the UP investigative team’s top leads:

1. World Business Centre (Downtown) – World Business Centre in Nairobi is a very common shoe shopping center even for most Kenyan celebrities. Located along Tom Mboya Street, opposite the famous Odeon Cinema, the World Business Centre in Nairobi houses over 40 stalls half of which deal in shoes. Being strategically placed along a busy Tom Mboya Street in the Nairobi city centre, potential buyers are wooed into the building by the awesome array of displayed shoes on the windows.The World Business Centre in Kenya also houses stalls that sell mean wear too. It is most definitely worth checking out.
2. Jamia Mall (CBD) – There are over 30 boutiques selling clothes and shoes in Jamia Mall in Nairobi. Some of the best sneaker stalls in Nairobi are found along Kigali Road but for the rest, you have to actually get into the mall to do your shoe shopping.
3. “Loud Speaker shoe shops” (CBD) – Well, these have no names. You read right! There is a chain of exclusive shoe shops in Nairobi that have sprouted within the City`s Central Business District with characteristic loud music and speakers at their doorstep. One of the shoe shops in Nairobi is located along Accra Road towards Tearoom in Nairobi. Another shoe shop in Nairobi is located along Ronald Ngala Avenue just off Tom Mboya Street, while the third one is located near Afya Center along Tom Mboya Street too. These shoe shops in Nairobi are always having amazing offers on all types of sneaker shoes. These shops trade in trendy men wear. Shoes here go for as little as KSH 5000.
4. Ngara Stalls – Although these Ngara shops are located a little further from the Nairobi CBD than the other shops named above, they too have some epic and trendy shoes. The shoes are usually displayed for all passersby to see on the Ngara stalls located on Murang`a Road in Nairobi.
5. The Converse Stall at Toi Market (Ngong Road) – As with the above mentioned outlets, the Converse stall in Toi Market does not sell new shoes. Nevertheless if you’ve ever seen how expensive a new pair of Converse is here in Nairobi you might be quite attracted by the idea of a large selection of affordable, almost-new Converse All Stars. To find the stall you have to go right into the middle of the covered market… probably best to ask as you come in!
6. Mr. Price in Nairobi (CBD): Last but not least is Mr. Price. Don’t be confused by the name, Mr Price is not cheap! However Mr Price is one of the best high street shoe and clothes shops in Nairobi and it is located right on City Square.

Again, for those who are a tad too strained on budgets, there are many shoe vendors in Nairobi selling
second hand shoes. Most of these guys usually surface in the after hours on the streets of the CBD, for
fear of being harassed by the Kanjo (city council askaris). You can, however, also get second hand shoes
at the Khoja Roundabout towards Ngara at any time of the day.

By Michael Nzambu

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