Nakumatt Supermarket's Junction branch [Photo/The Standard]
After attempting to shut down its premises Junction Mall has been issued a court order blocking them from shutting down Nakumatt Supermarket. Earlier today the owners and managers of the Junction Mall had been accused of acting in bad faith by the retail chain and that they would face legal action. Nakumatt presented their argument before Justice Joseph Onguto saying the company complied with all the terms and conditions of their agreement with the mall's owners last month. “The Junction Mall’s underhand actions on Saturday night, including locking the branch and publicizing a fraudulent and misleading notice claiming that the premises have been surrendered by Nakumatt, are clearly contrary to the terms of the Agreement, illegal and of utmost bad faith,” Nakumatt MD Atul Shah pleaded in his affidavit filed in court. The Supermarket added that the move to shut down the branch has had a negative effect on its staff and customers. "We met with the directors and managers of the Junction Mall led by director Andrew Ndegwa and the MD of Knight Frank Ben Woodhams on 25 September 2017 to demonstrate to them the restocking plan that we had initiated and that was building up to achieve full stocking by 1 December 2017. The directors and managers wished us well in this endeavour," the retailer said.