NAIROBI, Kenya August 2 – Retailers Naivas and Quickmart have announced that their branches will remain closed on August 9 to allow staffers and partners to vote.
The retailers have advised their customers to carry out shopping before the polls to avoid inconveniences during the closure.
Naivas however noted that its e-commerce platform will allow orders but no deliveries will be made on election day.
Combined, the retailers have a branch count of over 120 stores across the country.
Other outlets among them Carrefour, Tuskys, Chandarana are yet to communicate if they will remain open or closed during the polls.
Election Days are traditionally gazetted as a holiday in Kenya.
The general elections will see Kenyans elect their leaders including the president, governors, senators, MPs, MCAs as well as women representatives.
