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"CORONA BROKE MY MARRIAGE"

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 African women abandoned by their husbands  The pandemic has brought more harm than good to our social life. Many people lost their friends and families to the monster corona virus. Some even lost their relations because of the lockdown  that was brought as a result of the virus. It is not easy coping up in a long distance relationship if you were used to seeing each other more often.  Jane, not her real name, narrates how the husband left her and their two children. Life became unbearable when the husband lost his job and could not take care of the family. He felt bad in the society and had to leave his family to travel to a friend's place for help.  The friend promised to find him a job and when it was impossible, he committed suicide. Jane is one of the many people who are left widows and alone by their parents because of the corona and it's effects of hardship.  A woman from western Kenya left by her husband  to take care of their child  Some ...

CORONA AND THE HARD TIMES

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A lady having stress after loosing her job due to corona virus  Life has not been like before since the first case of Corona Virus was announced on March 2020. Tension and anxiety got  the best of many people. The virus was strange and very unfamiliar. Even the best scientists can  not figure what it is and how to come about it .Precaution was necessary to be taken. The spread of the virus is so fast that a partial lockdown  was implied on the most affected counties and towns.  People were advised to reduce their movements and the best option was for people to work from home.  Computers  made work easier.  This led to loss of job by many Kenyans. Those who still retained their jobs had salary reduce. Life became so difficult and people lived from hand to mouth.  Many businesses stopped and economy at large became poor.  Well wishers and sponsors came in to help but the food they donated could not sustain the hungry nation for long. Some ...