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Kenya: Google – 16% of Nairobians Are Back to Work

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Google’s latest weekly Covid-19 Community Mobility Report shows more Kenyans are slowly going back to their places of work, with a 16 per cent increase in Nairobi in the last week.

In a report released on Monday, Google’s Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Africa Dorothy Ooko said this has seen reduced movement in residential areas to 20 per cent from 25 per cent.

Recreational areas like restaurants, shopping centers and movie theatres have recorded a 5 percent reduction in human traffic.

The information gathered using user data from Google Maps and other Google services showed that the recent government directive allowing restaurants to reopen might see a significant change in the figures in the next report.

“More Kenyans are also avoiding crowded places. Recreational areas like restaurants, shopping centers and movie theatres have recorded a 5 per cent reduction in movement,” the report indicated.

There were fewer visits by Kenyans to the grocery and pharmacy spaces, a 7 per cent movement reduction.

The trend is the same in national parks, public beaches, marinas, dog parks, plazas and public gardens that saw a 3 per cent reduction in movement.

Fewer people used public transport such as buses and trains, which witnessed a 6 percent reduction in movement.

The Community Mobility Report also provides county-level data. The rise in Nairobi residents travelling to work caused an 8 percent reduction in those in estates.