What jitters? Kenya's economy rolls on amid elections uncertainty

Beatrice Atieno displays her fish at Migori Marindi market on February 18, 2022. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Numbed by the vagaries of Covid-19 and the ever-rising cost of living, many Kenyans appear to be unbothered by the jitters associated with an election year.

Many businesses appear to be pressing on with their activities three weeks to the elections, a period that in the past has been marked by tension and underinvestment.