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Tourism earnings double to Sh167 billion on sector recovery

Tourism & Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala speaking during tourism sector performance report January on 9th September 2022. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The government has projected tourism earnings to hit Sh265 billion by end of this year as the sector continues to post a notable recovery from the Covid crisis.

New data by the Ministry of Tourism shows that earnings for the last eight months doubled to Sh167 billion from Sh83 billion in a similar period last year.

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