How to rein in retailers who don’t pay suppliers on time

Empty shelves in Tuskys Supermarket in Nairobi, in this photo taken on Sunday, July 12 2020. The supermarket seems to be going through economic challenges at a time when the country is battling coronavirus pandemic. [David Njaaga, Standard]

There has been a consistent failure by supermarkets in Kenya to pay their suppliers on time.

This has resulted in distortion at both macro and micro-economic levels.