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State bets on multi-sectoral strategy to steer tourism recovery

East African affairs, Commerce and Tourism CS Phyllis Kandie (left) with Kenya Tourism Board MD Muriithi Ndegwa during a symposium on tourism recovery in Mombasa. (Photo: Maarufu Mohammed/Standard)

Kenya is banking on an all-inclusive approach to help turn around the fortunes of the multi-billion-shilling tourism industry. The industry has suffered one of its worst downturn owing to security concerns.

East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Phylis Kandie said though insecurity and travel advisories have directly been responsible for the decline in the number of tourism arrivals over the past one and half years, the Government is keen to reverse the trend.

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