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Half a million jobs at stake over corona virus, says Uhuru

President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past function (PHOTO: PSCU)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya could lose over half a million jobs in the next six months if enough measures are not put in place to flatten corona virus curve in the country, president Uhuru Kenyatta has warned.

Since first case was reported in the country in March, many measures have been in place some of which has seen workers in the informal sector, self-employed and casual labourers lose their daily earnings.

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