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New Covid-19 restrictions hurt businesses

Vehicles passing the Mau Summit police roadblock after Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna announced an extension of the restrictions for 24 hours on March 27, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph]

The new containment measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 have dealt a blow to the recovery of businesses.

According to a new Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report by Stanbic Bank, firms had recorded significant growth in purchases since the end of the first lockdown in July last year.

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