Julius Kipng’etich leaves Uchumi Supermarket on its knees
An Uchumi Supermarkets outlet on Koinange Street in Nairobi on December 7, 2017. Uchumi workers say the CEO's departure has left them high and dry. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
For most of the struggling retail chain Uchumi’s employees, the pain of seeing the company they have worked for die a slow and painful death is unbearable, making it difficult to talk about the subject.
When they do talk, most have a near-unanimous verdict on former chief executive Julius Kipng’etich’s term at the retailer: disappointing.
