SHOPPERS AT A NAKUMATT BRANCH. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Troubled retailer Nakumatt has termed a
strike by its staff as illegal and accused the employees of economic
sabotage after it suffered operational hitches Tuesday.
The
strong reaction by Kenya's largest retailer comes after a section of
its workers took to Mombasa Road to protest the delay of their June and
July salaries.
"As a responsible corporate
organisation, we are taken aback by a number of ongoing schemes to
destabilise this organisation at our weakest point. Such schemes by some
unscrupulous individuals amount to an act of corporate and to an extent
economic sabotage," a statement from Nakumatt boss Atul Shah said.
"Our
unionisable colleagues are reminded that participating in an illegal
and unprotected industrial action amounts to a breach of their
employments terms," he added.
The retail chain
addressed the striking workers at its head office and promised to give
direction on the matter from mid-day tomorrow.
Nakumatt,
which has been eyeing capital injection from an unnamed private equity
fund, has in the past three months seen stocks disappear from its
shelves as big suppliers such as Unilever halted deliveries due to mounting debts.
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