Naivas, Quickmart to shut stores on Election Day

Leading retailers Naivas and Quickmart have announced the closure of branches on Election Day.

The closure of the branches according to statements issued by the pair of retailers is to allow staffers and partners to vote.

The pair is set to resume full-scale operations on August 10.

Both Quickmart and Naivas have advised their customers to carry out prior shopping to avoid inconveniences during the stores closure.

Naiva’s e-commerce platform will however allow for goods orders but no deliveries will be made on August 9.

Combined, the pair of leading retailers have a branch count of over 120 stores across the country.

The temporary closure of branches will mean a further trimming to commercial activities for the Election Day, which has been traditionally gazetted as a holiday in Kenya.

This means other key business including banking halls will also be shut for the day.