Jua Kali artisans seek survival in supply tenders to fight virus

Thadeus Onono, a tinsmith makes loads of iron sheet boxes at his stall in Kibuye Juakali market in Kisumu. [Denish Ochieng/Standard]

What would a total lockdown, if it happens, do to that Kenyan who has to go to work early every morning to feed their family every evening?

This is what the country’s Jua Kali industry is staring at, coupled with the 7:00pm to 5:00am curfew already denting business further after the novel coronavirus lashed the first debilitating blow.