Coronavirus: Atwoli in plea for rescue of economyCentral Organisation of Trade Unions Secretary General Francis Atwolihas cautioned the government against shutting down the economy because of coronavirus. The trade unionist yesterday said that a shutdown would spell doom for the country’s fragile economy that depends mostly on informal businesses. Our key investment is in the informal sector and a shutdown would destroy our economy,” Atwoli said in Kisumu. He also called on the government to restore sanity in the transport sector so as to revamp the informal sector that plays an integral role in the economy. Atwoli spoke as the government moved to prepare a rescue plan to help manage the situation and protect the economy from collapse.

Source: Standard Digital March 22, 2020 11:26 UTC