Power struggle at Tuskys as CEO says he is in office even after ouster

A power struggle is playing out at Tuskys after chief executive Dan Githua, who was forcibly ejected from the retail chain on Tuesday, insisted that he is still in office even after the board announced that it had appointed one of its shareholders to the same position in acting capacity.

Tuskys chairman John Kago notified employees in a letter sent soon after Mr Githua’s ejection that George Gachwe, one of the retail chain’s heirs, was taking over as chief executive in the interim to ensure “smooth operations”.