Botswana retailer, Choppies Enterprises set for Kenyan market

The Chairman of Kiambu Mall Peter Burugu(left) shakes hands with Choppies East Africa Executive director Vijay Kumar after touring the mall scheduled to be opened in December.Choppies will be the anchor tenants in the mall.Mr Kumar announced The South Africa and Botswana-listed retailer will open 22 new retail stores in the country.         PHOTO BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE

Botswana supermarket chain Choppies Enterprises has announced plans to enter the Kenyan market with 22 new branches.

Choppies East Africa Executive Director Vijay Kumar said the new stores to be spread across all major towns across the country would cost the retail chain in excess of Sh2 billion.