Maathai Supermarkets

Mathais Supermarkets
Type	Private
Industry	Retail trade
Headquarters	Thika, Kenya
Key people	Viktah Maina; Chairman & Proprietor
Products	Supermarkets
Number of employees	500+ (2015)
Subsidiaries	In Kenya

Maathai Supermarkets, often referred to simply as Maathai, is supermarket chain in Kenya.

Location[]

The Head Office of Maathai Supermarkets is located along Mama Ngina Drive, in downtown Thika, approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi, the largest city in Kenya, and the capital of that country.^[2]

Overview[]

The supermarket chain owns and operates supermarkets in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. Maathai is one of the smaller supermarket chains in Kenya, behind Nakumatt, Uchumi, Tuskys, Ukwala and Naivas.

Branches[]

As of May 2015 the supermarket chain maintains a total of seven branches in the following locations:^[1]

Thika
Ruiru
Muranga
Nyeri
Karatina
Nairobi
Embu
Meru

Ownership[]

Maathai is a wholly Kenyan, privately held company. Kenyan print media indicate that the supermarket chain is owned by Viktah Maina, a Thika-based businessman.^[1]

Recent developments[]

In September 2014, the retail chain opened its first store in the central business district (CBD) of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. Located along Ronald Ngala Street, the store employs 70 staff. It is located in a building owned by Viktah Maina, the proprietor of the supermarket chain. He also has investments in construction, entertainment, real estate and stone quarries. He is reported to be looking for expansion space in Nairobi's CBD.^[3]