Also present were tourism and wildlife Chief Administrative Secretary Joseph Boinnet, Principal Secretaries Safina Kwekwe (tourism) and Fred Segor (Wildlife) ,as well as Athletics Kenya Chairman Jackson Tuwei. Balala has projected international arrivals will fall by 90 per cent. Unfortunately from February till June, we lost Sh80 billion and now July and August we are still calculating, but definitely we have no international tourism,” Balala said. Numbers are expected to remain low despite both domestic and international flights resuming on July 15 and August 1, respectively. The government is counting on domestic tourism to jump-start the sector, with President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday calling on Kenyans to sample the country's tourism products.

Source: The Star August 10, 2020 00:56 UTC