Coast governors seek help to revive tourism

Governors from Coast address the Press after a meeting with Western envoys on curbing terrorism and reviving tourism in Nairobi, Wednesday.   [PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE/STANDARD]

By James Mbaka

Kenya: Six county governments from the Coast region will collaborate to combat terrorism, which has destroyed their tourism revenue base, led to closure of 20 hotels and loss of more than 5,000 jobs.