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CS Kagwe throws lifeline to thousands of hotel workers

Live Inn Restaurant Head Chef Mercy Fidelis Jerono prepares food during a past event at Park Inn by Raddisson Hotel in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has thrown a lifeline to the battered hospitality sector, allowing restaurants to serve customers after more than a month of closure.

The move is part of the plans to gradually reopen the economy, which has already shed thousands of jobs including waiters and chefs in the food and beverage industry.

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