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Pension trustees jittery after collapse of Nakumatt, Chase Bank

By Graham Kajilwa | 26m ago

Nakumatt City branch at Mega City in Kisumu on April 9, 2018. [File, Standard]

A decade ago, when Nakumatt Holdings was going under after choking in huge debts, the retailer had Sh4.8 billion in its books held in commercial paper.

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