State rejection sets Nakumatt on a lonely slide to uncertain end

Unfamiliar sight of near-empty shelves and lack of shoppers in a Nakumatt supermarket in Kampala. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NATION

Regional retailer Nakumatt is running out of options for survival after it emerged that its owners have no immediate plan to inject new capital into the business as the Kenya government has ruled out bailing out a private enterprise.

Nakumatt managing director Atuh Shah said the company faces an intricate balancing act to meet all its obligations from internal cashflows, which is tough, going by the empty shelves after key suppliers have pulled out citing unpaid dues.