Why more Kenyans are angered by new lockdown, hardship

Less activities at Jomo Kenyatta public beach in Mombasa. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The lockdown of five counties came on the heels of a big rise in fuel prices and uncertain rains. Can our economy absorb such shocks? I have no doubt that Kenyans would get a Nobel Prize for resilience if such an award was ever given.

The number of employees in the informal sector is the best evidence of our resilience. In Kenya, 83 per cent of the citizens work in the informal sector. It seems it’s a global phenomenon.