President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced plans to help businesses and Kenyans survive the economic storm caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The president said infrastructure spending is set to be ramped up so as to stimulate and support micro and small business enterprises.
The President also announced that the government will buy locally manufactured vehicles worth Ksh600 million ($6 million)
to promote local car assembly firms.
"Additionally support will be made available to approximately 160 community conservancies at a cost of Ksh1 billion
The government will hire 5,000 more healthcare workers with diploma and certificate education level for one year to enhance public health system, the President announced.
President Kenyatta vowed to provide the necessary support for healthcare workers in the fight against Covid-19 disease which has now claimed 50 lives in Kenya with 1,192 infections.
