The 'Dubai Women' of East Africa

In Africa Files Elinami Veraeli Swai & Maurice N. Amutabi write about the East African equivalents of 'Cash Madams' & 'Mama Benz':

In Nairobi, Kenya, these women operate from Eastleigh’s Garissa Lodge (named after the popular lodging and eating house from which they initially operated), Sarit Centre, Village Market near Gigiri and Westlands shopping center. Over the years, their activities have spread to other leading urban centers in Kenya. In Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, these women operate at Namanga and Kariakoo market centers. Spurred by trade liberalism, these women travelled extensively to places such as Dubai, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and South Africa from where they got their merchandize. Because most of their merchandise came from Dubai, they came to be known as "Dubai women". The name has lingered on, even after Dubai has ceased to be the principal source of their commodities.