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Kisumu hospitality industry revamps ahead of Festac festival

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Former Sovereign hotel which has been renamed La Sovereign suite undergoing a facelift as many hotels gear up for the FESTAC festival and also the growing tourism sector. [Michael Mute, Standard]

Kisumu's hospitality industry is experiencing tourism boom as hotels and conferencing facilities invest in state-of-the-art facilities.

This comes at a time the county is preparing to host the much-anticipated fifth edition of the World Blacks and Africans Festival of Arts and Culture (Festac) from August 25 to September 1.

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