At a time when the Kitwe city government, led by Deberne, ambitiously aimed to perform an aggressive overhaul of the local economy, the situation nationwide in East Africa was rather unfavorable.
As time went on, the European flu in East Africa completely evolved into a nationwide health issue. In response to the flu, measures were taken across East Africa: workers were given leave, factories halted operations, and businesses closed, leaving the market desolate.
East Africa's economy faced its first "winter," and the citizens experienced the stress of an economic crisis deeply for the first time.
By June, industrial production activities in East Africa were severely impacted. Taking steel enterprises as an example, sixty percent of the nation's steel enterprises were forced to reduce production or temporarily cease operations due to the pandemic and economic crisis.
