By Our Reporter

Ugachick has come out to explain the incident that occurred yesterday in which court bailiffs acting on behalf of the dressed chicken distributor raided Uchumi Supermarket Garden City. According to the Company MD Aga Sekalala, Uchumi Supermarket is in breach of contract. The supermarket was trading with Ugachick on a 45 Day Memorandum of Understanding, where amounts 45 days overdue were required to be cleared without fail.

Following the understanding between the two businesses, Uchumi failed to
honor their obligation to pay the total sum of over Ushs 185 million over a period of over 6 months (180 Days Over Due).

“We pay all our local farmers who provide us with chicken promptly and
delays like these interrupt and affect the operations of the company, causing
delays in their payments,

About the Author

Nyambura is a senior journalist based in Kampala

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