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Covid-19 goodies yet to reach intended beneficiaries

A youth pulls a handcart carrying a woman along Haille Sellasie Avenue, Nairobi, May 16th, 2020.  [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

When the Covid-19 pandemic docked the Kenyan shores, every sector of the economy was shaken, forcing the government to embark on a salvaging mission, which has posted a mixed bag of fortunes, one year on.

President Uhuru Kenyatta, barely three weeks after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the country, announced a raft of measures to help sectors that were most affected.

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