Nakumatt eyes first Kenyan supermarket entry into Juba and Burundi

Nakumatt Supermarket is targeting entry into South Sudan and Burundi, making it potentially Kenya’s first big retail chain to open shop in the two countries.

Nakumatt Holdings’ head of strategy and operations Thiagarajan Ramamurthy said in an interview that the retailer could start operations in the two countries as soon as next year, having already identified developers for earmarked premises.