Kenya records highest drop in tourists from South Africa, China

Tourists from Ukraine wait for public health officials to approve their Covid-19 certificates at Moi International Airport, Mombasa. Kenya witnessed a 72 per cent drop in tourists’ numbers. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

China and South Africa were the largest tourism markets that Kenya lost last year as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.

Arrivals from these two nations dropped by 80.6 per cent and 75.9 per cent respectively. As a result, Kenya witnessed an overall drop of 72 per cent in tourists’ numbers.