COVID-19 in Kenya

Mbae, Nancy G.

doi:10.29333/ejgm/7896

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“…Since the beginning of Covid-19 in China and its arrival in Kenya in February 2020 (Brand et al, 2020;N., 2020) the number of infection and deaths have being heavily distributed within major cities and towns in the country , with a high percentage in the country's city; Nairobi. With the collected demographic characteristics Covid-19 vaccine acceptance can be visualized and maybe predicted to a certain level.…”

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“…However this could only control the spread while a fast and true remedy was awaited upon. The number of Covid-19 cases currently across the globe and in Kenya (Odhiambo et al, 2020), only and the numbers keep increasing every day (Brand et al, 2020;Mbae, 2020;Odhiambo et al, 2020). The mortality rate to this day across the globe lie at 3.34 million as of May 14, 2021 with 2968 in Kenya( Google Search, May 2021).…”

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Assessing the Relation Between Covid-19 Perception and Acceptance of the Covid-19 Vaccine in Kenya.

KIVUVA¹

2021

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PURPOSESince the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 in China and its spread, it continues to terrorize the Kenyan population with new infections and death cases daily. This study was done to determine if the perception of the disease influenced vaccine acceptance within the Kenyan population. METHODSElectronically shared questionnaires were used to conduct this survey in the Kenyan adult population in January and February 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions, to evaluate the Kenyan populations’ Covid-19 perception and relation to Covid-19 vaccine acceptance rate. One-way ANOVA was performed to check whether the perception of respondents and acceptance of the vaccine differed significantly and correlation was done to evaluate the relationship between the perception and vaccine acceptance. RESULTSOut of total sum of 659 participants, 451(68%) perceived the existence of Covid-19 in the country; 338 (75%) were willing to take the vaccine if it was made available to them. Noticeable differences between the perception and acceptance rate of the vaccine across different demographic characteristics. CONCLUSIONCovid-19 perception strongly relates to the acceptance of the vaccine in the Kenyan population.

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Assessing the Relation Between Covid-19 Perception and Acceptance of the Covid-19 Vaccine in Kenya.

KIVUVA¹

2021

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“…Immediately thereafter, in bid to mitigate the spread of the disease, the Government banned all public gatherings and directed all learning institutions to be closed. Owing to the uncertainty on how long the pandemic would last, many universities reinvented themselves by shifting to e-learning platforms for teaching, examination and research (Mbae, 2020).…”

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An Assessment of Students’ Satisfaction with the Quality of Library Electronic Information Services during COVID-19 Pandemic at Selected Universities, Kenya

Mwenda¹,

Kimani²

2022

IJLISS

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The study assessed students’ satisfaction with the quality of library electronic information services during covid 19 pandemic at selected universities in Kenya. The study utilized a quantitative research design. A self-administered questionnaire with a five-point Likert-type scale was used to collect data from 360 undergraduate students from two selected universities in Kenya with a study population of 12000 undergraduate students. Data analyses were done using descriptive statistics, simple linear regression and partial correlation. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 confidence level. The study findings demonstrate a significant positive relationship between SERVQUAL guided library electronic service delivery and student satisfaction, which means that an increase in electronic service quality will lead to an increase in customer satisfaction. The live chat service received a negative score but overall, electronic library services received a positive score which is an indication that library users appreciate the value of the electronic library services for their academic activities. The study identified smartphone as the most popular devise used to access electronic information services with 92% of the respondents using the device, the findings demonstrate the active role that smartphones are playing in formal learning and the various benefits students gain from smartphones. The study recommends design of mobile friendly library websites, transcription of the chart service to identify the frequently asked queries then create Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) feature on the library website to help respond to the information needs of the users more quickly and incase the FAQ page already exist explore ways in which the FAQ page could be automatically linked to users following each chat request. The study also recommends integration of information literacy training with the regular curriculum. The findings of this study may be used by educational institutions to enhance the role of libraries in distance and online education.

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“…The first case of Covid-19 was reported in Kenya on March 12, 2020 (Mbae, 2020). As the Covid-19 case reporting increased rapidly afterward, the government took immediate proactive measures, including rapid closure of all social spaces, encouraging citizens to stay home, and imposing strict dusk-to-dawn curfew with movement exception for persons providing essential or medical-related services (Aluga, 2020).…”

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SME Resilience to Covid-19

Ahmed¹,

Kilika

Gakenia

2021

IJFBS

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The theory of dynamic resource orchestration explains the differentiated response of homogeneous ecosystem organizations to systemic disruptive shocks. The Covid-19 precautionary measures in Kenya have exempted some essential service providers and government agencies, resulting in a differentiated Covid-19 impact across the national SMEs landscape. This article adopted an extractive thematic analysis technique to draw insights from in-depth interviews and discussions with owners and managers of 6 broad-range SMEs considered non-essential services providers excluded from the Covid-19 cessation of movement waiver. The article advanced insights on SMEs' resilience through dynamic resource orchestration capability. It sought to establish whether the possession and orchestration of dynamic resources capabilities differentiated highly resilient SMEs from non-resilient ones. The article identified business diversification, slack finance, intra-stakeholder collaboration, self-reinvention, positive psychology, technology leverage, and cost management as precursory resilience agents within Kenyan SMEs. Research gaps were identified, and recommendations for future research were proposed.

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COVID-19 in Kenya

Cited by 11 publications

References 3 publications

Assessing the Relation Between Covid-19 Perception and Acceptance of the Covid-19 Vaccine in Kenya.

Assessing the Relation Between Covid-19 Perception and Acceptance of the Covid-19 Vaccine in Kenya.

An Assessment of Students’ Satisfaction with the Quality of Library Electronic Information Services during COVID-19 Pandemic at Selected Universities, Kenya

SME Resilience to Covid-19

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