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People's Responses to COVID-19 Containment Measures in Selected Areas in Nairobi County, Kenya: Dynamism of Nairobians in Response to COVID-19

People's Responses to COVID-19 Containment Measures in Selected Areas in Nairobi County, Kenya: Dynamism of Nairobians in Response to COVID-19
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Author(s): Kenneth Wanjau (Karatina University, Kenya)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 32
Source title: Societal Resilience and Response to Contagious Diseases and Pandemics
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Amal Adel Abdrabo (Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, Egypt)and Aly Abdel Razek Galaby (Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8973-1.ch014

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Abstract

The chapter details how various categories of people have shown resilience in responding to the devastating effects of COVID-19. It focuses on Mwiki residents in Kenya. The chapter focuses on how various youths and women developed an entrepreneurial spirit to overcome economic challenges that arose because of the government curfew. The chapter narrates various case studies of how Nairobians are resilient when faced by a pandemic. The people's response to this catastrophe and the restrictive measures continue to draw curious interest. Whereas some gave in, many others continue to soldier on in creative ways to survive.

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