Retail, insurance singled out for topping suppliers' list of shame

Shoppers at Carrefour Mega store along Uhuru Highway, Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Retail and insurance sectors have been singled out as key areas of concern over unpaid bills to suppliers running into billions of shillings. This is as the competition watchdog detailed how their interventions have saved consumers over Sh8.4 billion.

The two sectors, as explained by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) acting Director General Dr Adano Roba, are on their radar due to abuse of buyer power.

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