Financial Act 2023 send shivers down the spine of tourism players

Tourists disembark from World Odyssen cruiser at the Port of Mombasa in January 2023. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Players in the tourism sector are banking on the Court of Appeal's ruling on the contested Financial Act, 2023 to save their businesses from high taxes.

The sector had started picking since the Covid-19 pandemic but has suffered a major setback in the wake of the ongoing weekly opposition-led protests against the cost of living that has seen some international tourists cancel their bookings.