Nakumatt Holdings has suspended operations at its Ukay Centre shopping mall in Westlands , Nairobi, following flash floods on Saturday night.
The outlet will be closed indefinitely, but Nakumatt Highridge Supermarket was set to open from last night as a 24-hour business to meet the needs of customers who previously frequented Nakumatt Ukay.
Nakumatt Ukay had branded itself as an outlet where customers in Westlands, Parklands and environs (and even beyond) could walk in at any time of the day or night to buy whatever they needed.
“Arising from the flash flooding challenges experienced in parts of Nairobi and specifically at the Ukay Centre shopping mall in the Westlands business district, last night, Nakumatt Holdings, wishes to confirm the temporary suspension of operations at Nakumatt Ukay Supermarket,” said Thiagarajan Ramamurthy, Nakumatt Holdings regional operations and strategy director.
The land on which the Ukay Centre is located has in the past caused a storm because it is allegedly riparian.
Nakumatt Ukay has been operating at the Ukay Centre’s ground and mezzanine floors. “Following the temporary suspension of operations, Nakumatt Highridge Supermarket, will now (from last night) operate, as a 24-hour outlet, to meet the immediate customer needs within the Westlands, Parklands business districts and their environs,” said Mr Ramamurthy.
To meet the new demand, the company also said that Nakumatt Westgate would also operate from seven until midnight.
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