How pandemic has brought Coast economy to its knees

A lone tourist at the Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach in Mombasa on May 7. The beach was among the facilities closed by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus. The economic situation at the Coast was on a downward spiral even before the pandemic hit the shores. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

Even before the eruption of Covid-19, Mombasa and the Coast in general were experiencing a near-recession associated with the collapse of the logistics sector after the sudden launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) freight service.