Uchumi supermarket could be closing business following a raid by court Bailiffs for nonpayment of debts.

Uchumi Supermarket could be closing business at  their main Garden City Branch in Kampala,  followinfollowing g a raid by court bailiffs, for nonpayment of  debts.

A number of suppliers claim that the company  has failed to pay for their products for months . The Supermarket in August, was dragged  before the Commercial Court for nonpayment  of over 185 million shillings for dressed  chicken supplied to its various branches in  Kampala, by Uga Chick poultry breeders.

According to Uga Chick executive director AgaSekalala , the chicken was supplied between March  and July this year on a credit understanding  but the supermarket refused to pay  for it thus occasioning loss to his business.

Having failed to make any response in regard to the  case,or make efforts to clear up the debt,Court Court bailiffs were this afternoon unleashed at the  Garden City branch. These are said to have

ransacked the shelves and grabbed piles of merchandise . Eyewitnesses say the bailiffs seized  anything valuable from the store from which  the said money could be recovered.

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