Uchumi pleads for release of Sh600m Treasury bailout

Uchumi Supermarket CEO Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed during an interview at the retailer’s Capital Centre branch late last year. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

Struggling retail chain Uchumi Supermarkets #ticker:UCHM wants the government to release a Sh600 million shareholder bailout loan to help it negotiate the entry of a new investor in the business.

The partially State-owned listed retailer Wednesday told Parliament that the government put the bailout cash on hold making it difficult for the management to pursue pre-financing from a strategic investor.

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