News Item 1:Mediamax Network limited, the holding company for K24 TV and People Daily Newspaper, has announced plans to fire more employees over the adverse effects of Covid-19 pandemic to the economy. In a letter to the county labour office, Mediamax acting CEO Ken Ngaruiya says that the company will abolish some positions as part of its cost optimization measures in the wake of its new business realities.

Software can be used to develop apps that detect when a user has spent time near another user who later tests positive for the virus. Apple and Google have released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

A survey by the Kenya Bureau of Statistics reveals that 13.4% of Kenyans are out of work due to temporary layoffs or work reductions. The layoffs are one of the many adverse effects of the pandemic as Kenyans suffer through higher costs of commute and lack of finances, with 30.5% of households unable to pay their rent on time. The survey further reveals that 43% of the participants were outside the labour force for the past seven days.