The Rise and Fall of Tuskys Supermarket: Family Feuds

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  • Опубліковано 13 вер 2024

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  • @alexvundi1534
    @alexvundi1534 Місяць тому +47

    Being among the pioneer employees of Hipora Business Solutions, who quit in 2011, I learned that family businesses are prone to many challenges that may easily bring them down

    • @mory1084
      @mory1084 Місяць тому +2

      True

    • @victornafwa2471
      @victornafwa2471 Місяць тому

      They don't see it coming down.

    • @wanyenzevicky2278
      @wanyenzevicky2278 Місяць тому

      remember this is how we lost jobs in Uganda in Nakumatt super market in 2017.. I was in Hipora business solutions Uganda..

  • @DerriqueKorir
    @DerriqueKorir Місяць тому +18

    Nostalgia. Fist it was Uchumi, then Nakumatt then Tusky's. What a sad story of this giant.

    • @daisydennis6685
      @daisydennis6685 Місяць тому

      I guess whatever has a beginning must come to an end.😢

  • @abocas
    @abocas 2 місяці тому +45

    European in Kenya for 12 years.
    When local sellers pulled their “mzungu” prices on me, i started shopping in Nakumatt and later Tuskys
    Miss both of them.
    But as usual in Kenya, greed and corruption destroys so many things
    I truly welcome the coming of GenZs

    • @samuelmbugua8414
      @samuelmbugua8414 Місяць тому +7

      Sorry for facing the mzungu price, but when you speak kiswahili the price goes down.

    • @abocas
      @abocas Місяць тому

      @@samuelmbugua8414 true. Even a few words 😎

    • @abocas
      @abocas Місяць тому

      @@samuelmbugua8414 But it is done to nearly every tourist/ white. So … they shop in supermarkets instead of supporting local shops and markets.

    • @dukeofrideshare
      @dukeofrideshare Місяць тому +1

      ​@@samuelmbugua8414oh pliz . Stop bootlicking wazungu. Ama you think atakusaidia securing a visa to poverty strikes Eastern Europe ? Acha ujinga bana. Im sure you'll praise them for slavery and colonialism also

    • @dukeofrideshare
      @dukeofrideshare Місяць тому +1

      And what's wrong with paying "Muzungu Taxes " ? Your kind has been stealing from Africa for centuries with no remorse.

  • @bensonmaurice9218
    @bensonmaurice9218 Місяць тому +21

    I'm missing Turskeys supermarkets 😢. I remember buying my first tv in the Nakuru branch in Kenya. It's so sad that Turskeys is no more 😢

  • @PETERNYAGAKA-vp5nz
    @PETERNYAGAKA-vp5nz 24 дні тому +1

    Tuskys a big name, had a good reputation in Kisii especially back to school hype was so nice. Its aesthetics(Green, White and Yellow colours), logo and general supermarket organization was satisfying. I miss PAYING LESS GETTING MORE EVERYDAY.

  • @victormj6279
    @victormj6279 Місяць тому +18

    This is why im not a huge fan of Family run businesses, Alot of family drama and conflicts are brought to the work place. If you ever build a company dont involve your kids in it. When you die let your stake in the company be cashed out and the money be distributed to your children. And the business should continue running in the hands of other professionals and not your kids.

  • @kidsarea575
    @kidsarea575 Місяць тому +8

    I pray that you don't stop publishing more stories,,your star will shine while you entertain and educate us through such stories that makes us not repeat same mistakes either in business or in life❤❤🔥🔥

  • @Cybfreak99
    @Cybfreak99 Місяць тому +12

    Am glad I have found this channel as a Kenyan 😅❤

  • @shalomandshiloh7659
    @shalomandshiloh7659 Місяць тому +16

    I was also an employee in Uganda🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

    • @tomatosoup6440
      @tomatosoup6440 Місяць тому +1

      I hope you found a job afterwards. The government should have bailed them out -- both TUSKYS, NAKUMATT, and UCHUMI -- to keep people at work. It was sad seeing people lose their jobs in the middle of COVID-19.

  • @stellakagendo7324
    @stellakagendo7324 Місяць тому +30

    Tuskys and nakumatt supermarkets,am still in denial,av refused to accept they are no more😢

    • @akatukwasaaloysious3441
      @akatukwasaaloysious3441 Місяць тому +1

      The ones that were here in Uganda have been closed for years

    • @tomatosoup6440
      @tomatosoup6440 Місяць тому +2

      To me NAKUMATT and UCHUMI are irreplaceable icons -- I actually sank into depression when NAKUMATT closed. My favorite was *NAKUMATT MEGA* (Uhuru Highway) and *UCHUMI Capital Center* (Mombasa Road). I still visit these places once in a while for memories, but it seems things will never be the same ever again

    • @TN-Nalo
      @TN-Nalo Місяць тому

      True wallahi..trueeee...kumbe there's a relationship new the two

    • @heretic5552
      @heretic5552 Місяць тому

      ​@@tomatosoup6440why sink into depression over other people's businesses stop being dramatic

    • @tomatosoup6440
      @tomatosoup6440 Місяць тому

      @@heretic5552 Your mum sank me into depression too. Yes, I'm that dramatic

  • @geoffreymwaniki1012
    @geoffreymwaniki1012 2 місяці тому +30

    That was sad and more sad that Tuskys is long gone history

  • @Ali1-v5c
    @Ali1-v5c Місяць тому +7

    As a Ugandan, Taskys was my favorite place to do my shopping. It was painful to see it collapse

  • @gregjerry4110
    @gregjerry4110 Місяць тому +5

    Loved the presentation, many other Kenyan companies you could do deep dives on. Its a shame nothing great built in Kenya ever survives for long

    • @STORIESFROMKENYA
      @STORIESFROMKENYA  Місяць тому +1

      @@gregjerry4110 I'll definitely do more, thanks for watching

  • @fabriceras9562
    @fabriceras9562 Місяць тому +4

    you have someting great going on here....dont stop bro

  • @brownsankale4290
    @brownsankale4290 Місяць тому +2

    Myself I remember when I was a boy in Nakuru we used to shop at his shop in Nakuru town we used to know his shop as "kwa Joram" The shop graduated to a small supermarket known as Magic Mini Supermarket this is where I used to see Yusuf Mugweru Kamau for Stephen Mukuha I used to see him at the shop kwa Joram he used to call me 'WERII" when it was changed to Tusker Mattresses at ALJABRY HOUSE it grew countrywide and in early 2004 it changed the name and to its coming down

  • @joe9125
    @joe9125 2 місяці тому +4

    I have liked n subscribed, I used to admire this supermarket in kla , that’s where my wealthier cousin used to shop when going back to schl .

  • @letmypeoplegonowhn4134
    @letmypeoplegonowhn4134 Місяць тому +5

    I enjoyed turkey in Mukono Uganda. They had ready and good food I could take it after work.

  • @Theeunseenart
    @Theeunseenart Місяць тому +6

    Family and business never mixed

  • @timasejames1659
    @timasejames1659 Місяць тому +2

    The first shopping card,I owned was Tuskys before it collapsed with all my shopping points,but still I had kept it as a souvenir😂

  • @kenyanboy7627
    @kenyanboy7627 Місяць тому +7

    the largest tv I ever saw was being in tuskys "tom mboya" street, Nairobi,I still pass by the now closed building with "tuskys" still written on the door,in fact when seeking directions to my passenger clients,I tell them "tupatane tuskys",a business that no longer exists

    • @Ndungu_Chege
      @Ndungu_Chege Місяць тому +1

      The closed doors break my heart every time. I truly hope and pray that they will rise one day.

    • @kenyanboy7627
      @kenyanboy7627 Місяць тому

      ​@@Ndungu_Chegeit may never happen again

  • @thehost254
    @thehost254 Місяць тому +1

    Was my favourite supermarket in Mombasa.used to buy unique furnitures.still miss it

  • @ericwanyoike7806
    @ericwanyoike7806 Місяць тому +1

    Other outlets should learn from this 10min clip

  • @lyricsmaster7359
    @lyricsmaster7359 Місяць тому

    I had to subscribe to this channel, bro you really did your research very well, and the narration is incredible

  • @briangeneral9505
    @briangeneral9505 Місяць тому

    I still still don't believe that Tuskys is no more,it made foundation in my life,I gained alot of knowledge working there.😢

  • @TN-Nalo
    @TN-Nalo Місяць тому +1

    I miss Tuskys wallahi

  • @sunburn254
    @sunburn254 2 місяці тому +6

    great vid

  • @WorkFromHomeAfrica
    @WorkFromHomeAfrica Місяць тому

    I made sure to shop at Tusky's whenever I was in Kenya. A sad ending to a once large retailer.

  • @akatukwasaaloysious3441
    @akatukwasaaloysious3441 Місяць тому +5

    We had almost 10 Tuskys branches in Kampala,Uganda

  • @robertomancini4979
    @robertomancini4979 Місяць тому +3

    I remember the store in rongai we called it duka mpya

  • @stevemarienga603
    @stevemarienga603 Місяць тому +1

    Something common about Tuskys and Naivas.they all started in Rongai

  • @jonathankaranja5857
    @jonathankaranja5857 Місяць тому

    I remember a nasty incident I had at the hands of some Tuskys staff (the one that used to be along Tom Mboya street it is now Eastmatt). They mistreated me in 2011and I vowed never to go back there. After some time,I saw Eastmatt had replaced it!

  • @agneschepngetich7917
    @agneschepngetich7917 Місяць тому +2

    I miss tuskys

  • @paulirving2986
    @paulirving2986 2 місяці тому +17

    One generation build. The next generation expands. The next generation throws it all away. In this case, the second generation blowed it all.

    • @Louis_Muganda
      @Louis_Muganda Місяць тому +3

      The money maker, the caretaker and the undertaker.

    • @georgeikinya2779
      @georgeikinya2779 Місяць тому

      @@Louis_Mugandaif education lacks in the caretaker, the empire will definitely fall

    • @IceFloe.
      @IceFloe. Місяць тому +1

      It's just a characteristic of Private owned businesses, continuity is always a challenge when the business founders die.

    • @victornafwa2471
      @victornafwa2471 Місяць тому

      The next generation starts from scratch in abject poverty

  • @brianlaboso3279
    @brianlaboso3279 Місяць тому +2

    Si wangeelewana tu

  • @bernardthuo2455
    @bernardthuo2455 Місяць тому

    Only the founder knows the pain of achieving something. The inheritors wont know what it takes to keep it up. May Joram Kamau the founder rest in peace

  • @nightbird351
    @nightbird351 23 дні тому

    shame on those siblings..... i could be way happier to have a tuskys still operating .They were so good!!

  • @JangoGarage
    @JangoGarage Місяць тому +2

    great work my G... we want more if such content

  • @africangirl189
    @africangirl189 2 місяці тому +5

    I knew the supermarket is dead when i went to their cosmetics side and found empty shelves 😢 i couldn't believe it 🤦🏿‍♀️.

  • @rhymontic
    @rhymontic 2 місяці тому +26

    Work hard for your own money... if you rely on inheritance you've already failed at life.

    • @magicmind6458
      @magicmind6458 Місяць тому +2

      Not all. I inherited & av multiplied everything. Am showing my sons how to multiply

    • @simonwainaina7360
      @simonwainaina7360 Місяць тому

      @rhymontic you are 💯 correct.

    • @Ndungu_Chege
      @Ndungu_Chege Місяць тому +1

      I disagree with you on this. Some of us have managed to invest and earn a living from inheritance. Si kila mtu anaharibu inheritance

    • @winniesam88
      @winniesam88 Місяць тому +1

      Inheritance is not bad

  • @josphinekariuki8898
    @josphinekariuki8898 Місяць тому +2

    This is a shame....sibling greed....anyway they never struggled to put it up

  • @IsaacGicovi
    @IsaacGicovi Місяць тому +3

    Where are the siblings now?

  • @Moses.m
    @Moses.m Місяць тому

    I learnt how to make sweet potato bread after their closure.They had alot of creative staff.

  • @John99954
    @John99954 Місяць тому

    Kenyan legacy indeed ❤❤

  • @marykinyanjui7827
    @marykinyanjui7827 Місяць тому +1

    You can only imagine the sleepless night that that man used to have while gathering every penny for the future of his kids but unfortunately they misused all of them after the death of their fathers,it couldn't last even for 20 yrs, that's why the scripture says that we do gather for many years but once we die all the harvest will be misused in 1 day

  • @3BMangaPascalChacha
    @3BMangaPascalChacha Місяць тому

    Wow i‘m shocked 😮😮😮

  • @brianonyango1687
    @brianonyango1687 Місяць тому +2

    family should never be allowed to run a business they didn't build

  • @gracekirigo
    @gracekirigo Місяць тому +1

    I bought my first iron here..till todate nanguka nayo😂

  • @wuodcaren1008
    @wuodcaren1008 Місяць тому

    Where has this been...am from Germany 😒

  • @natashamatu9780
    @natashamatu9780 27 днів тому

    Great documentary but kindly reduce the volume of your background music on your future videos

    • @STORIESFROMKENYA
      @STORIESFROMKENYA  27 днів тому +1

      The recent ones are better, thank you 💯

    • @natashamatu9780
      @natashamatu9780 27 днів тому

      @@STORIESFROMKENYA Alright🤗

    • @STORIESFROMKENYA
      @STORIESFROMKENYA  27 днів тому

      Thanks again for watching and the feedback,I really appreciate it

  • @keithndolo4083
    @keithndolo4083 Місяць тому +1

    Do one on Uchumi...

    • @STORIESFROMKENYA
      @STORIESFROMKENYA  Місяць тому

      I'm working on it right now, turn on notifications 💯

  • @thomasmutsune1140
    @thomasmutsune1140 Місяць тому

    Self-inflicting Economic meltdown by imposing unfair tariffs by the government destroys hard work from humble beginnings.

  • @simonkuria6677
    @simonkuria6677 Місяць тому

    Mukuha contributed to the fall of Tuskys

  • @felixdatche9278
    @felixdatche9278 Місяць тому

    Sometimes the beneficiaries never understand what the founder went through to give them what they have now destroyed...!!
    Lesson, don't leave your biz in their hands unless you teach them...

  • @Nketsi_kets
    @Nketsi_kets Місяць тому

    Creativity in business is key. We need to embody originality in business. Copying the Nakumatt model was a bad idea. He was obsessed with everything the Shah’s did.

  • @briangeneral9505
    @briangeneral9505 Місяць тому

    Nakumatt was a mother of tuskys, tuskys was a mother of Naivas,naivas is a mother of Chap chap suprmarkets

  • @emperor5330
    @emperor5330 Місяць тому +2

    QUITE A SHAME that black African owned family businesses never last like those in Europe, South America and North America!.. That celebrate 50yr,70yr,60yr,100yr🎂 birthday anniversaries. THAT'S BECAUSE OF GREED as the main culprit.

  • @creativesilasTV
    @creativesilasTV 2 місяці тому +3

    Hello broh namba iko where tuongee what app

    • @STORIESFROMKENYA
      @STORIESFROMKENYA  2 місяці тому

      Check description ya video

    • @joe9125
      @joe9125 2 місяці тому

      Africans don’t believe one day they will die if they believed they should developed succession plans

  • @ebrahima6921
    @ebrahima6921 Місяць тому +3

    Amazing work brother!
    I love the story telling and editing!
    You might just be the next Kenyan @magnatesmedia

    • @QMercy
      @QMercy Місяць тому

      I so much agree

  • @limotimothy116
    @limotimothy116 Місяць тому

    Diversify in agriculture,hotel,transport ,marine etc

  • @gabistan2007
    @gabistan2007 Місяць тому

    And the big shoppingmalls in germany exist many many years with a lot success.
    Hahaha

  • @davidodhiambo79
    @davidodhiambo79 Місяць тому

    I was also a staff there

  • @elkanaajowi9093
    @elkanaajowi9093 Місяць тому

    I hope these giants don't drag their suppliers with them as they go down.

  • @knightwatchkennels629
    @knightwatchkennels629 2 місяці тому +1

    Sad

  • @mayeshkumar1005
    @mayeshkumar1005 Місяць тому

    Ask their spouses !!!!
    Selling to their own at double digit prices and on top of that alot of dead stocks

  • @Diani_lifestyle-254.
    @Diani_lifestyle-254. Місяць тому

    Naivas is on the way tooo

    • @denismaina8648
      @denismaina8648 Місяць тому

      Naivas family is no longer the majority shareholder of Naivas Supermarket chain. Mauritius Investors including IMF are the majority shareholders. This is the reason for there rapid expansion in recent times. The wrangles with the family was solved via court which made two of the siblings as the new administrators of their father's wealth. So your notion is off.

  • @kenyanboy7627
    @kenyanboy7627 Місяць тому

    just to understand,"naivas" was founded by the brother to tuskys " owner?

  • @LsSupreme-po6yy
    @LsSupreme-po6yy Місяць тому

    rip tuskts form kitale

  • @JM-eo3wo
    @JM-eo3wo Місяць тому

    Ni ukola na serikali hakuna kitu ya yanya kusaindia suppliers uchumi 3.6 billion tuskeys 8biilion nakumart saidi ya 20 billion na hawa directors wako free warinunua properties kila mahali na pesa ya suppliers

  • @nyumbayamumbi6451
    @nyumbayamumbi6451 2 місяці тому +6

    After bringing tuskys down.. Now where are these shareholders?
    Somewhere trying to do government tenders...
    They should have divide the branches as per the shares early enough and part ways

  • @powerengineering1913
    @powerengineering1913 Місяць тому

    What I know ...tuskys will come to rise up again

    • @joseO12326
      @joseO12326 Місяць тому

      You think so😂 hio iliisha kama jack n jill

  • @milkanyambura7573
    @milkanyambura7573 Місяць тому +3

    What a shame!
    Hawa wakikufa hata watazikana kweli

  • @IsaacGicovi
    @IsaacGicovi Місяць тому

    What a shame?

  • @ahumuzaagness9162
    @ahumuzaagness9162 Місяць тому

    Tusks had nice bread

  • @KaraniNewton-vp8sn
    @KaraniNewton-vp8sn 2 місяці тому +2

    Siblings... How they all suffered😂😂😂

  • @ClintonOgero
    @ClintonOgero Місяць тому

    I have always said the poor pay the taxes

  • @florencemondo2827
    @florencemondo2827 Місяць тому

    Please get your facts right before publishing.

    • @TN-Nalo
      @TN-Nalo Місяць тому

      It was in the news back then

  • @mancan8281
    @mancan8281 Місяць тому

    Alters failed

  • @webcamkay
    @webcamkay Місяць тому

    If originally of one okuyu becomes of 20 okuyus thiefing will be rampant