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Sh1b cruise ship terminal lies idle as Covid-19 hurts tourist arrivals

A view of the Cruise Ship Terminal at the Port of Mombasa. [Robert Menza, Standard]

The Covid-19 fog shrouding the tourism sector seems far from clearing as a Sh1.3 billion cruise ship terminal lies idle at the Port of Mombasa.

The modern terminal, built to spur cruise tourism in the country, is yet to be commissioned due to its inability to draw business since Covid-19 struck.

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