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Tourism new frontier in Nairobi and Dar sibling rivalry in 2024

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Tourists are entertained by traditional dancers after coming out of the world Odyssen cruiser ship at the port of Mombasa. 800 tourists from different countries came to Kenya for 10 days on January 26, 2023. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Tourism is one of the contributing sectors that will see Tanzania overtake in GDP growth next year, according to a new report by a global consulting firm.

Deloitte in a new projection on how six East African economies would progress in the coming year expects Kenya's to expand at 5.2 per cent, while Tanzania's will grow at 6.1 per cent.

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