Tourism docket seeks Sh3b more to reclaim lost glory, CS Najib Balala says

Tourism CS Najib Balala rides on a horse before he officiated the opening ceremony of the Giraffe Ark game lodge in Nyeri, April 15, 2016, he appealed to stakeholders in the hospitality industry to make the prices of their products affordable for locals to buy them. PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD

NAIROBI: Tourism stakeholders are seeking Sh3 billion in the 2016/2017 financial year to pay for recovery efforts as the country’s second largest foreign exchange earner strives for rebound.

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said the funds, part of the Sh5.2 billion tourism recovery fund announced by the Treasury in last year’s budget, will be deployed in the 2016/2017 financial year.