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US commits Sh750 million to revive tourism in Kenya

The US Government plans to pump over Sh750 million into Kenya’s tourism recovery efforts.

The money coming through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be spent on a new, three-year Local Works program which will provide up to USD7 million (Sh759.4 million) to support local communities in the Mara landscape and Northern and Coastal Kenya as they recover from the loss of tourism and livelihoods because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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