Is Kenya’s economic response to the Covid-19 crisis enough?
A technician handles samples from truck drivers testing for Covid-19 coronavirus at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) laboratory in Busia, a town bordering with Uganda in western Kenya, on May 14, 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic calls for a drastic change in Kenya’s economic policy. PHOTO | BRIAN ONGORO | AFP
The Covid-19 pandemic calls for a drastic change in Kenya’s economic policy this year and in future. President Uhuru Kenyatta has already announced several fiscal and monetary interventions to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The question that is lingering in people’s minds now is whether these measures will safeguard the economy during the Covid-19 period and stimulate growth for recovery — post-Covid.
