TUSKYS EMPLOYEES PAY THEMSELVES FROM THE CASH REGISTER

Senior Tuskys employees have reportedly made away with cash from Tuskys branches to cover for their unpaid salaries. The cash stricken supermarket chain has been thrown into further financial woes.

Citizen Digital reports that Tuskys chief cashiers at Greenspan, Kenyatta Avenue, Matasia, T-Mall, Imara,, Ongata Rongai and Eldoret took cash from daily sales and then resigned from their jobs.

“I have just decided to reduce my unpaid salary and paid myself ninety thousand shillings.

In case anyone has an issue, kindly deduct this from my salary,” said one of the cashiers in her resignation letter.

The once shopping giant is in tough times as creditors and suppliers demand their dues.

The retailer owes creditors at least Ksh6 billion, and is banking on a Ksh2 billion from a Mauritius-based investor to turn around things.

The retailer is on an apparent path of collapse. In the last few days they have closed branches:

Tuskys Pioneer on Moi Avenue in Nairobi, Adams Arcade branch and its Kitengela store.

The retailer is rapidly reducing its presence in Nairobi CBD as Tuskys Pioneer was closed in quick succession with the Ronald Ngala branch.

Other branches that have been closed by the retailer include Eldoret, Nairobi’s Tom Mboya branch, Kilifi, Kitale, K-Mall branch in Komarock and the Hakati branch in Nairobi.