Nation | by Elizabeth Kivuva
Flower companies have increased the number of staff on their payrolls in anticipation of high demand ahead of the peak season even as Valentine’s Day approaches.
A survey conducted from January 13 to 15 by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows employment has recovered and exceeded the pre-pandemic levels, averaging 113 percent in December 2020 and January 2021.
Hiring has increased from 87 percent recorded in November 2020, and 56 percent in April, after a plunge in demand of the fresh-cut flowers, which saw employees shown the door…
