to 150 days for goods supplied earlier than December 2019. It is argued that the retailer would be dishonouring its commitments to manufacturers resulting in cash flow problems for them. Tuskys (Tusker Mattresses LTD) has fallen from 64 to only 5 open stores. The remaining stores are a shell of the retail gem with their sales yielding lower due to stock-outs as suppliers keep off. The margins from these stores are being wiped off as they are using diesel powered generators for power as Kenya Power have pulled the plug on them over pending bills settlement. The retail giant is reported in plans to relocate its headquarters from Nairobi's City Cabanas bus terminus to Athi River as the chain struggles to service rent. Tusky's exit from the Greenspan mall in Donholm has hit ICEA's Investment arm as their anchor tenant has had major financial difficulties. According to Ruth Okal, an Investment manager in ICEA Lions Property, they started observing a strain in rental payments from Tuskys mid 2019. It is reported that Tuskys has arrears of 26 million Kenyan Shillings with the GreenSpan Mall as of Q4 2020 billings. A distress process of surrender with the retailer is currently undergoing with almost all rent arrears are being cleared. Sibling rivalry, aggressive debt fuelled expansions and fierce competition is blamed for Tuskys' downward spiral from the sub-section: How Tuskys lost its tusks. Tuskys fierce sibling rivalry is evidenced by the third generation grandkids of the founder, in the full glare of television cameras, hounded the CEO Dan Githua the same year Yusuf Mugweru took, his step-brother, Stephen Mukuha to court for slapping him. The following year Stephen Mukuha and, his other brother, George Gachwe were arraigned in court over theft of 1.64 billion from the retailer following investigations that started in February 2012 when Mugweru sounded the alarm over theft of funds from Tuskys accounts. It is reported that attempts to reconcile the siblings has never worked out. See also List of supermarket chains in Kenya Economy of Kenya References External links Webpage of Tusker Mattress Company Limited (Tuskys) Supermarkets of Kenya Retail companies established in 1990 Nairobi Kenyan companies established in 1990