The Sarit Centre is located just off Waiyaki Way, it is Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

’s first, biggest and busiest shopping mall

Shopping mall

A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...

. Opened in 1983, it is located in the affluent suburb of Westlands

Westlands

Westlands is a neighborhood in the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya.-Location:Westlands is located , by road, northwest of the central business district of Nairobi...

 of Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

. Its “City Within A City” concept of providing everything under one roof has since irrevocably changed retailing patterns and spurred shopping mall development throughout East Africa

East Africa

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...

. The centre has a 300 seat cinema

Movie theater

A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....

, a 1500 sq ft (139.4 m²). food court and a 3000 sq ft (278.7 m²). expo centre, capable of hosting over 50 stands. Effectively, The Sarit Centre is an inter-active shopping mall offering one-stop access to a complete range of supermarkets, stores, service outlets, entertainment, and professional and medical facilities unrivalled elsewhere in Kenya.

Shops at the Centre

The Sarit Centre has a large variety of stores, such as Uchumi

Uchumi

Uchumi Supermarkets, often referred to simply as Uchumi, is a Kenyan supermarket chain. The name Uchumi means "economy" in Swahili.-Overview:...

 supermarket, Woolworths

Woolworths (South Africa)

Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South African chain of retail stores and one of the largest in the country, modeled on Marks & Spencer of the United Kingdom . This relationship with Britain's Marks and Spencer was formed after the Second World War, which led to the retailer buying all of the...

 and The One Way. The Mall is expecting an expansion that will see even more stores open shop.