Tuskys pays suppliers Sh2. 7bn after CAK order

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Tuskys pays suppliers Sh2. 7bn after CAK order

Supermarket chain Tuskys paid suppliers in June as it raced to beat a regulatory deadline to settle its obligations that had remained outstanding for months.

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