UK government arm buys a 6.5pc stake in Quickmark

A QuickMart Supermarket branch in Nairobi.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

An arm of the UK government is buying a 6.5 percent stake in Quickmart through the retailer’s initial public offering (IPO) for Sh1.94 billion ($15 million), marking another bid by foreign anchor investment.

The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced it will buy 260 million of the two billion shares on offer.

PAYE Tax Calculator

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.