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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Bata Shoe company has denied rumours circulating on social media that the company has sacked all its workers ahead of shutting down its operations in Kenya.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s Managing Director Benson Okumu in a notice on Saturday said the company was conducting a normal maintenance shut down which is always done annually.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in business. We are on a normal annual maintenance shutdown normally provided for during the off-peak season,\u201d Okumu said.<\/p>\n

“We are a heritage business, strategic in operations for robust commercial output, thus seasonal breaks are within scope,” he added. Okumu has assured its customers and business partners that all stores remain open to provide services as usual.<\/p>\n

“All our branches are open and functional with great teams to serve you and a wide variety of shoes in ample stocks to deliver for our promise – to provide quality footwear for all,” Okumu said.<\/p>\n

The MD further said all its stores countrywide are open for business. Bata Kenya, based in Limuru, Kiambu county, has been in business since 1939. It has more than 150 stores across the country.<\/p>\n

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