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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Operations in the hospitality industry are back to normal, Tourism and Wildlife CS Najib Balala has said, with the lifting of the nation-wide curfew by President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/p>\n

This means the 7pm closure time that had been in place for bars, restaurants and night clubs has ended.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll hospitality facilities are back to normal with MOH (Ministry of Health) protocols,\u201d Balala told the Star.<\/p>\n

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said; “They are free”.<\/p>\n

Balala however said protocols put in place by the health ministry to tame the spread of the Coronavirus must be observed.<\/p>\n

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, during the 58th Mashujaa Day celebrations at the Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga county, announced the lifting of the nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew, effective immediately.<\/p>\n

This, as the government moves to re-open the economy.<\/p>\n

“I hereby order that the nationwide dusk to dawn curfew that has been in effect from March 27, 2020, be and is hereby vacated with immediate effect,” Uhuru announced.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Bar Hotels Liquor Traders Association (BAHLITA) had called for the lifting of the curfew to help revive the industry.<\/p>\n

This, it said will translate to jobs and more revenue to the government.<\/p>\n

According to government data collected in collaboration with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, travel and tourism was the most hit last year where about 3.1 million jobs were affected.<\/p>\n

This includes hotel employees, pubs and restaurants, tour operators, airlines, travel agents and their related suppliers and support services, a time when international travel came to a near stop costing Kenya a loss of about Sh130.9 billion in potential tourism revenues.<\/p>\n

CS Balala has expressed confidence the ongoing vaccination programme will boost the confidence of international visitors, as the country targets full recovery by 2023.<\/p>\n

He said the ministry will develop a post- Covid-19 pandemic mitigation strategy to speed up recovery of the sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo keep pace with the fast-changing needs of visitors and challenges faced by the tourism industry, the industry has to act swiftly and adjust its strategies for tourism development from time to time,”Balala said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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