2021-05-25 09:55:59 GMT2021-05-25 17:55:59(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAIROBI, May 25 (Xinhua) Kenya plans to prioritize conference tourism in order to boost the hospitality sector, a senior government official said on Monday evening.
Najib Balala, cabinet secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife told journalists in Nairobi that the country s tourism sector has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Balala observed that the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) market is a resilient sector because it involves meetings of people from diverse sectors of the economy and can help the country reduce its dependence on beach and safari tourism.
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Philip Mwakio |
March 16th 2021 at 11:05:45 GMT +0300
Most women working in the country’s tourism sector are employed in unskilled and low-paid jobs, according to the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB).
This is despite the gender comprising 54 per cent of the total workforce. KTB Business Development Manager Fiona Ngesa however said the challenges were not unique to Kenya, but affect other countries.
According to the World Bank report titled ‘Woman and Tourism” 2017, women in the sector are yet to receive the same privileges, opportunities and rights as their male counterparts. The report cites gender pay gaps and under-representation in key decision making State or global organs as some of the challenges affecting the women in the tourism sector.
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Philip Mwakio |
January 20th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
National Coordinator at the Kenya National convention Bureau, Jacinta Nzioka [PHOTO: Omondi Onyango]
The 47 county governments will form the key focus of engagement as the Kenya National Convention Bureau (KNCB) rolls out its working plan this year.
KNCB National Coordinator Jacinta Nzioka said the partnership with counties will form an integral part in the development of Meetings Incentives Conference and Exhibitions sector. We are reaching out to counties where we strongly believe there is immense potential and asking them to bid for events, Nzioka said, noting that they will ensure meetings conform with the Ministry of Health protocols.