Uchumi closes two branches in Uganda, sends workers on forced leave
An Uchumi supermarket branch in Uganda. Workers said they had been asked to go on indefinite leave but complained of non-payment of their September. PHOTO | FILE
Listed retail chain Uchumi Supermarkets has sent 180 workers on forced leave after closing two branches in Kabalagala and Nateete in Kampala, Uganda.
In an interview Tuesday, Mr Gichamba Chege, the country's acting Uchumi general manager, told Daily Monitor that they had sent workers at the two branches on forced leave pending communication from the head office in Nairobi, Kenya.
