Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) Vice-Chairperson Ivan Mbowa, Chairperson Kevin Mutiso and Treasurer Irshad Muttur during the Association's AGM. [File, Standard]
It was a baptism of fire for many Kenyans when President Uhuru Kenyatta announced travel restrictions at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Jobs went with the wind, savings in the education kitty went to the grocery, and majority of low-wage workers bore the brunt of the slowed economy.