Theme Sub-theme Example Sentence
Changes in daily mobility due to
COVID-19 measures
Reduced access to transport
option at curfew time
"Despite the half capacity and the hike in fare, people were still scrambling for space in the matatu, mostly during curfew hours" (FG8 - Businesswoman).
Increased costs of travelling due to travel restrictions ""The biggest challenge was the hike in fare, we had to pay double the fare as we had to pay for the empty seats" (FG7 - Older woman, casual worker)
"I used to walk a long distance to Othaya, just to save on the fare. This was due to hike in fare" (FG8 - Businesswoman)
“The mask was expensive. One mask used to cost 50 shillings" (FG4 - Older woman, domestic worker)
Safety due to police behaviour at curfew time “During curfew, police were not treating us well; they were beating us whenever they got us past curfew time. Which wasn’t the right way of keeping peace and safety for the common citizen, the government needs to intervene whenever they set such a law” (FG5 - Older woman, casual worker)
"There was too much tear gas in the air during curfew hours" (FG8 - Employed woman)
Impacts on daily life due to COVID-19 measures Loss of income for business
because of curfew
"Many small-scale businesses, mostly for food, usually operates during the late hours of the day, and that was the time that the curfew begins" (FG7 – Woman, food vendor)
(FG7 – Woman, food vendor)
"The curfew caused perishable goods to spoil causing a huge loss"
(FG8 - Businesswoman)
"I was affected badly by curfew, since my business depends on these people who are coming from work in the evening, and those are the hours we are forced to close due to curfew" (FG8 - Older woman, businesswoman)
“I used to open my business around 4 pm due to my customer, so I was forced to start opening it by 3 pm but still, I wasn’t getting business”
(FG4 - Older woman, businesswoman)
"Most of the business pick in the evening, it was very hard doing business when curfew was in place" (FG8 - Older woman, businesswoman)
“Curfew timing affected my business. I wasn’t able to sell in peace because of the police walking around” (FG4 - Older man, businessman)
Loss of income for business due to increased costs of travelling "Boarding half capacity leads to increase in fare/ transport cost. Now we were forced to raise the price of our commodities to match the increase in fare" (FG8 - Older woman, businesswoman)
Loss of jobs due to increased costs of travelling "Some had to quit their jobs. If you compare their income and what they spend daily on transport, transport consumes almost 80% of their salary. For that reason, the best option is to quit since you cannot work for transport alone" (FG7 - Older man, casual worker)