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 Nakumatt Lifestyle

The Nakumatt Lifestyle branch in Hazina Towers in Nairobi in January 2018 when it was closed by the building's management due to rent arrears.

| Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

Murder as plunder and blunders send Nakumatt under

What you need to know:

  • Police believe "retail guru" Atul Shah used money meant for suppliers to buy property abroad.
  • The supermarket chain used Sh30 million life insurance payout for an assassinated auditor to fund its operations.

Nakumatt was not a house of saints. Here, the difference between conmen, workers, suppliers and entrepreneurs was fuzzy.

As Nakumatt owner Atul Shah rode on the perceived wave of success, his workers devised a way to steal Sh1 million from the till daily.