How Covid has hit incomes of Nairobi’s poor

A section of Mathare slum in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Measures taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic have seen 92 percent of Nairobi County’s low-income residents suffer reduced incomes, forcing them to cut back on essential purchases, including food.

A survey by Tifa Research has for the first time revealed the stark reality that the economic impact of the curfew, closure of businesses like bars and travel restrictions have had on the capital’s most vulnerable populace.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.