i am waiting for it there? only 20% away...

Unless uchumi is bought by nakumatt or more muscular partner am not a buyer.

Uchumi is now doing at 12.35 with a high of 15.90 and a low of 10.80. And why hasn't rich updated their counters

I find that un-neccessary. I think Uchumi will do just fine on its own as it will be on the offensive henceforth.

No value addition to Nakumatt. Wherever Uchumi is, Nakumatt is there in a bigger way so there is nothing Uchumi will bring to the table. It would be of more value to a smaller chain like Naivas who I suspect don't have the financial muscle.
At this point in time South African chains have not mastered Kenyan peculiar habits that saw to it that whoever came from there flopped big time.
American and British chains will have unsustainable overheads so they don't seem to be an option.

Uchumi customer loyalty? Can you quantify that? I think nakumatt has much much more loyalty making what they'll get from uchumi not very significant. On a light note, the uchumi sandwiches at ngong rd.... Omg! Those things will see uchumi through!

Yes indeed!!!!

Truth be told those sandwiches are a major ripoff, but a good earner. A sandwich for ksh 140, for the same amount I can buy the same ingredients at the same place and make two.
BTW Walmart have just concluded purchase of a chain in South Africa and plan to use the acquisition to move to fourteen Afican countries.

I don't like the fact that they do not have a branch on Tom mboya street
. this is the busiest street

Uchumi should refresh itself completely, including its name and logo, that way I (and some of us) can think about it differently. Otherwise il'd rather even gamble with Naivas or Tuskys :)