THE STANDARD By
Kalangi Kiambati |
December 31st 2020 at 10:15:00 GMT +0300
Pupils at Kirawa Road School in Nairobi during a class session on Oct 13, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
There is no gainsaying that 2020 has been the hardest year for many people. Covid-19 has had devastating effects on the world economy and many people will continue to experience the ripple effects for some time.
From the loss of employment to the closure of businesses, many people have to readjust their lives as they find their footing within the new realities that they find themselves.
In Kenya, some of the hardest hit businesspeople were those in the private learning institutions. The continued closure of schools inevitably led to loss of revenue for the proprietors, with some schools resorting to alternative businesses that saw some playgrounds turn into vegetable gardens and classrooms into chicken coops in a desperate attempt to keep their staff working.