We need bailout to survive Covid disruption

Agnes Nyongesa a trader at Kapurengu area along Malaba- Eldoret highway arranges onions and tomatoes which she sells to track drivers and passengers. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

For the second year in a row, workers will mark Labour Day in an aura of uncertainty.

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen many of them go through life changing experiences such as job losses while those who still have jobs are most likely working on reduced pay. Worse, there is no telling when all this will be over as every time there is a ray of hope, another Covid-19 wave appears at the bend ready to quash any hopes.