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Kenya expects 1.5m tourists by end of year, says Najib Balala

Outgoing Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

Kenya projects to receive 1.46 million tourists by the end of the year as the country fights off the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking on Wednesday during the opening of the 12th edition of Magical Kenya Tourism Expo (MKTE) at the Bomas of Kenya, outgoing Tourism CS Najib Balala said that the country was on its way to full recovery attributed to resilience, growth of the domestic market and value addition to tourism experience.

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