The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
Tourists at Maasai Mara National game reserve in Narok county. (Kipsang Joseph, Standard)
Kenya’s tourism sector earned Sh163 billion last year, up from Sh157 billion recorded in the previous year, helped by a surge in tourist arrivals from the Americas.
Total tourist arrivals in 2019 stood at 2.048 million, a marginal increase from 2.025 million recorded in 2018, subdued by geopolitical and economic headwinds in several source markets.
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