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738,000 lost jobs in worst year for Kenyan workers

 

Nairobi City aerial view [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenyan workers suffered the worst year in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic pushed companies to cut jobs, with many sectors recording a freeze in new hires. The economy lost 737,500 jobs in the private and public sectors even as Covid-19 disruptions saw many businesses shut their doors.

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