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Small and medium enterprises are some of the greatly affected due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and as a result many have been trapped and unable to sustain themselves despite the government introducing a series of stimulus measures , including reducing value-added tax and corporation tax. The pandemic is also deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing vulnerabilities in social, political and economic systems which are in turn amplifying the impacts of the pandemic. The lock down and social distancing has so far posed economic challenges to women’s work and their business activities and exposed them to economical threats. World bank survey showed that women led business in Kenya have a bigger investment impact, supporting huge portions of household budgets and thereby confirming need for financing their enterprises . However, the pandemic has either brought most of them to a grinding halt or are immensely struggling. Felicia Muriuki, proprietor of ShereCare Life honey has had t...

Many African states have shut their borders in the wake of Covid-19 to minimize the spread. Most flights have been cancelled with land and sea borders closed while health screening has become mandatory quarantine for those lucky to travel. Those transporting essential goods have not been spared from the tests with WHO noting the increasing incidents of cross-border transmission between countries, mainly through long-distance truck drivers. This has hampered flow of humanitarian aid and workers as organizations are forced to negotiate for humanitarian corridor to allow safe transit of aid to hard hit regions. Kenya is currently facing multiple catastrophes that may fuel the spread of Covid-19. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have since warned an alarming outbreak of another round of locusts which CNBC terms the worst infestation in Kenya for over 70 years. Heavy rains also continue to be experienced in most parts of the country causing floods to spell disaster leaving...

Many African states have shut their borders in the wake of Covid-19 to minimize the spread. Most flights have been cancelled with land and sea borders closed while health screening has become mandatory quarantine for those lucky to travel. Those transporting essential goods have not been spared from the tests with WHO noting the increasing incidents of cross-border transmission between countries, mainly through long-distance truck drivers. This has hampered flow of humanitarian aid and workers as organizations are forced to negotiate for humanitarian corridor to allow safe transit of aid to hard hit regions. Kenya is currently facing multiple catastrophes that may fuel the spread of Covid-19. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have since warned an alarming outbreak of another round of locusts which CNBC terms the worst infestation in Kenya for over 70 years. Heavy rains also continue to be experienced in most parts of the country causing floods to spell disaster l...