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Tourism in the spotlight as hotel beds shortage bites

Tourism, Commerce and East Africa Community Cabinet Secretary Phyllis Kandie at a past function. Kenya is running out of classified beds. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

By NICHOLAS WAITATHU

The local hospitality industry is facing an acute deficit of 10,000 classified beds, a situation, it is feared, is denying the country an opportunity to benefit from increasing numbers of international tourist arrivals.

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