75 per cent of Kenyans intend to celebrate Christmas with family, TIFA Research shows
Majority of Kenyans ranked at 75 per cent intend to celebrate Christmas holiday with family, a new survey by Trends and Insight For Africa (TIFA)
According to the research, most of these family gatherings will include elderly relatives in spite of the cautionary remarks made by Ministry of Health officials.
“Only 16 percent of Kenyans intend to travel out of the county they reside during this year’s festive season, down from 40per per cent last year.” Stated the report released today.
Further, the research stated that only 41 per cent of Kenyans will take a COVID-19 vaccine without any objection.
The poll revealed that 11 per cent of Kenyans do not intend to go for a COVID-19 vaccine at all even if offered for free while another 47per cent will adopt a wait-and-see approach to monitor its side effects before making a decision.
“63 per cent of citizens, a majority of them women, especially in Nyanza region and Nairobi, are concerned about contracting coronavirus.” Read the report.
The report stated that more than one third of respondent’s, 36percent say they know at least one person who has been infected by COVID-19, and nearly as many as 32 per cent say they know someone who has died from it.
On the economy, 70 per cent of Kenyans feel that their current status is worse than it was in December 2019.
“50 per cent are hopeful that their personal/family economic situation will be better next year while 25 per cent feel it will be worse; 9 per cent expect it to remain the same while 16 percentare not sure,” Added the report.
However, a majority of 62 per cent of Kenyans say that they will spend less during the festive season than what they spent during this period in 2019.
