Supermarket chain Uchumi Supermarkets plans to open six new branches branches in East Africa, the chains marketing manager has announced. The supermarket chain plans to open two new branches in Uganda and four in Kenya.

Uchumi Supermarket which operates 19 branches in Kenya also plans to take its presence to Zanzibar and South Sudan. The retail chain, which only had one branch in Uganda, now has three branches in Kampala and one in Gulu. Tanzania, the newcomer in the region, has only one branch in Dar es Salaam.

“We anticipate the opening of Ongata Rongai branch in Kenya and Natete and Mbale branches in Uganda,” Mr Francis Kiragu, marketing manager, Uchumi Supermarkets, told The East African, “we also look forward to once again serving our loyal customers in towns such as Kisumu, Kisii and Mombasa in the not so distant future.”