Nakumatt bemoans branch closures

Employees of Nakumatt Supermarket in Eldoret ponder next move after workers found the doors of the building premises closed (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Landlords are frustrating Nakumatt’s turnaround strategy, with some resorting to disconnecting electricity in efforts to force the troubled retailer out of their premises.

Peter Kahi, the retailer’s court-appointed administrator, said in a new report that the landlords were engaging in “operational disruptions”, with some refusing to give the retailer access to their premises despite court orders to the contrary.