PREMIUM Geospatial engineer bets on basket business Vikapu Africa has grown from street vending to a Nairobi workshop and shop, with artisans and suppliers across Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. Enterprise Just now Listen
Ankara basket on display at Vikapu Africa in Mwariro Market, Nairobi, on August 15, 2026.
Leather handle At the workshop in Mwariro Market in Nairobi, a plain basket can be fitted with a leather handle or strap, lined with kitenge or Ankara fabric, given a wooden handle and tagged with the Vikapu Africa brand.
A handwoven hat on display at Vikapu Africa at Mwariro Market in Nairobi on August 15, 2026.
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