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Tourist numbers climb 14.7 per cent to hit 2.39m in 2024

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Tourists in a sight seeing evening at the coastal town of Lamu in November, 2012. [File, Standard]

Tourist numbers to Kenya in 2024 hit 2.39 million, marking a new high in the five years since 2020.

This represents a 14.7 per cent growth compared to 2.1 million visitors recorded in 2023.

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