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Kenya’s tourism earnings jump to Sh157 billion

By Fredrick Obura | 7yrs ago
Tourism CS Najib Balala (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Earnings from tourism industry improved in 2018 with the ministry reporting Sh157 billion compared to Sh119.9 billion earned the previous year.

The ministry’s report says the number of international visitor arrivals grew by 37 percent to 2 million in 2018 from 1.4 million in 2017.

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