Najib Balala

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Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano speaks during a past event.
BUSINESS

Kenya Revives Convention Bureau in Fresh Push to Compete for Africa’s MICE Market

After years on the sidelines of Africa’s fast-growing business tourism market, Kenya is making a renewed push to claim its place among the...

Former Tourism CS Najib Balala when he handed over to his successor, Peninah Malonza, on October 28, 2022.
CAREERSPERSON OF INTEREST

Najib Balala Lands New International Job

Former Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has been appointed by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) - a global conservation non-profit - as its...

Radisson Hotel Group during the 2019 edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo held at the KICC, Nairobi. The 2021 edition featuring local exhibitors will be held virtually.
BUSINESS

Magical Kenya Travel Expo Goes Virtual in 2021

Kenya is set to host the 2021 Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) virtually between 5th and 6th of October 2021. The annual event...

CS Najib Balala gifts a traveler at the Maasai Mara Game Reserve yesterday.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Ksh13.7M-Per-Person Getaway Redefines Luxury Travel in Kenya

Kenya is looking to attract international luxury travelers as part of a strategy to revive the tourism sector and as part of expanding...

wildebeest migration Kenya 2021
ECONOMY

Kenya’s Tourism, Battered By Covid-19, Is Getting Back Its Groove

Wildebeest Migration: Tourism is one of Kenya's top foreign exchange earners, contributing 10% of the country’s annual revenues. However, in 2020, this sector...

ECONOMYMARKETS

Kenya’s Tourism Sector Doomed Until 2024 – Balala

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala anticipates the Kenyan tourism sector to recuperate in 2024 from the effects of Covid-19. The government until then,...

Terminal 1A at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
ECONOMY

Airlines, Hotels Biggest Losers as International Arrivals Drop 71.5%

International arrivals in Kenya dropped 71.5 per cent in 2020 as various Covid-19 restrictions took effect around the world, new data from the...

Naomi Campbell (right) with Tourism CS Najib Balala at the PGA Baobab course at Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi. She was unveiled as Magical Kenya International Tourism Ambassador on January 12, 2021.
FEATURED ARTICLE

Naomi Campbell Unveiled as Kenya’s Tourism Ambassador

Celebrated super model Naomi Campbell was on Tuesday, January 12 unveiled as Magical Kenya's International Tourism Ambassador. The model is expected to spearhead...

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FEATURED ARTICLE

Street View for Kenya’s National Parks Opens New Frontier in Tourism

The launch of Google Street View for Kenya’s 21 national parks and one conservancy on 4th December 2019 will hopefully boost Kenya’s tourism...