COVID Response

Covid-19 in Kenya

Current Situation in Kenya

•  First reported case: March 13th, 2020

• As of December 28, 2020 there were 95,992 confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout Kenya, with 77,521 recovered patients and 1,664 related deaths. [Link to Updated Figures] ​​

• Government of Kenya (GOK) implemented various public health measures including:

  • Bars, restaurants and other establishments must close by 9pm effective November 04, 2020

  • Mandatory wearing of masks in public remains in effect.  

  • Domestic air travel resumed on July 15th

  • International flights resumed on August 1st. 

  • Some grade levels – Examination Classes – have resumed in person learning under heightened health safety measures.  

  • All other basic learning classes plan to resume in person January 2021.

  • University and colleges opened in September 2020 after meeting strict COVID-19 regulations.
     

While these types of restrictions are common globally, the socio-economic challenges in Kenya makes this crisis even more precarious for the low-income families Kidogo serves.

• Up to 80% of the population is employed in the informal sector, rely on daily income to survive

• 60% of Nairobi’s population lives in densely populated informal settlements (slums) where physical distancing is effectively impossible