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We will beat pandemic and come out stronger

Women who make a living out of beadworks at Masai Mara Game reserve receive food donations worth Sh2 million from the Maa Trust on March 3. The women used to sell their products, popularly known as "Ushanga", to tourists but the coronavirus has led to closure of their business. [Robert Kiplagat, Standard]

The world is going through an unprecedented crisis that is threatening to erase the economic and social development progress achieved in the last century. The Covid-19 pandemic is not only putting a strain on Kenya's healthcare system, it is also wreaking havoc on our economy and threatening the fabric that binds us together.

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