Kenya’s half-year tourist numbers fall slightly by 1pc

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala (left), Narok Governor Samuel Tunai (second right) and other stakeholders follow proceedings during a breakfast meeting on the Tourism Satellite Account project hosted by the Tourism Research Institute in Nairobi yesterday. [Courtesy]

The number of tourist arrivals to Kenya in the first half of this year fell slightly by one per cent, new data shows.

According to data from the Tourism Research Institute released yesterday, the number of visitors to the country fell from 927,797 to 921,090 during the period under review.