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Uchumi limps on as creditors approve new rescue deal

Uchumi Supermarket attendants at Capital Centre, Nairobi. [David Njaaga/Standard]

An intense seven-hour meeting yesterday breathed new life into Uchumi Supermarkets after creditors owed more than Sh5 billion voted for the second time to have the retailer’s debts restructured.

Creditors including banks, suppliers and shareholders agreed on the Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) that will see them take a 30 per cent haircut and get repaid in parts within six years.

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