The plants costing Sh100,000 and why Kenyans are rushing to buy them

 Lucy Kioi, the owner of the Planty Kenya shop, is pictured at her shop in Lavington. She started importing exotic plants in 2024.

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Would you spend Sh144,000 on three trees? Last Friday, someone did at Planty Kenya, a small shop in Lavington, Nairobi. Three European olive trees, each at ShSh48,000, left the shelves in a single morning.

"These plants don't stay in the shop for long. By the end of the week, not a single one will be left. Most of them are pre-ordered, and the rest are for walk-in customers," said Lucy Kioi, who runs the shop.

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