Kenya's hoteliers decry shortage of cooks and barmen in the country

Kenya’s hospitality industry is facing an acute shortage of trained chefs and barmen, a hoteliers meeting in Mombasa has been told.

Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) National Vice chairman Wasike Wasike said opportunities outside Kenya, which come with better remuneration, have lured Kenyan cookery professionals to work outside the country.