Even before Nairobi was locked down to prevent movement of non-essential persons, Ms Ndangwa was not planning to flee to her rural home in Makueni as many people had done. Also, it will help me to gradually prepare myself financially so that I can be able to start my own business by next year," Ms Ndangwa says. Her story can be shared by hundreds of thousands of other Kenyans who have lost their jobs and are counting on the stimulus package to revive the economy. Right now, like thousands of others who have lost their livelihoods during this period, she is eager to see the back of the pandemic. Then came Covid-19 and in only a couple of days, he was forced to lay off more than 550 workers.

Source: Daily Nation June 07, 2020 21:07 UTC