Uchumi gets court relief from eviction

Uchumi Supermarket, Capital Centre, Nairobi. The use of special packaging materials to serve clients in the supermaket has been effected to comply with National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) new rules imposing burn on plastic bags, on Monday, August 28 2017. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Debt-ridden retailer Uchumi has received a major reprieve after the High Court issued orders preventing its landlords from evicting it from the few buildings where the retailer is still operating.