Thousands stare at job losses as insecurity hits key sector

 Kenya: More than 150,000 jobs are on the firing line as performance in the tourism sector registers a steady decline over growing insecurity concerns in the country. With thousands laid off, this will affect other sectors which depend on the sector to survive.

“We are staring at massive job cuts if the situation will not improve and this will create a ripple effect in the economy,” warned Albert Njeru, the Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotel, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA).