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Labour market in turmoil as virus cuts over 1.7m jobs

Traders convert their car boots to fresh farm products along Northern Bypass in Nairobi, June 4, 2020. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Since Kenya reported its first case of Covid-19 in March last year, it has been a year of decline for the job market.

The employers say they are worse off today, with the impact of the pandemic continuing to bite, making it difficult to create jobs or even support existing ones.

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