Covid-19 created 2.5 million poor Kenyans last year, says CS Yatani

CS Treasury and National Planning Ukur Yattani (PHOTO: FILE)

The Covid-19 pandemic might have created an additional 2.5 million poor Kenyans last year, the Cabinet Secretary for National Ukur Yatani said yesterday.

Speaking during a ministerial conclave on human capital, Yatani said the increase in poverty last year by six percentage points was due to the serious impacts of Covid-19 on livelihoods, which was sharp decreases in incomes and employment.