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THE STANDARD By Philip Mwakio | January 1st 2021 at 14:53:00 GMT +0300 Tourism CS Najib Balala (PHOTO FILE) The tourism sector lost Sh130 billion this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic disruptions, Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has said. He said on Thursday the decline was due to low occupancy, cancelled trips and disruption in foreign and local travel that saw several hotels shut down operations. This led to massive layoffs of casual workers in the hospitality sector, with others being sent on unpaid leave or forced to take salary cuts. Early in March, flights between Mombasa and Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Middle and the Far East, which account for the bulk of tourists to the Kenyan Coast, were suspended.

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