Kenya tourism sector earnings to rise to 650 billion shillings in 2025, minister says

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya tourism sector earnings are expected to jump to 650 billion shillings ($5 billion) this year from 452.2 billion shillings last year, Tourism Minister Rebecca Miano said on Wednesday.

Miano said the 2024 earnings were up 20% compared with a year earlier. The sector alongside tea exports and remittances are Kenya’s major foreign exchange earners.

($1 = 129.0000 Kenyan shillings)

(Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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