Kenya’s Tourism Trade Takes Another Hit During The National Political Crisis

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Kenya’s recent troubles has caused it’s airline to suspend travel between the nation and Paris. Before the elections on Dec. 27 which has caused political riots resulting in more than 1,000 deaths Kenya was the destination for many vacations.

The riots and political unrest has put an end to those vacation plans for many. The tourism industry has taken a big hit as the once peaceful nation is becoming a killing fields.

French citizens reacted to their government’s decision to issue a blanket travel advisory against travel to Kenya,” Kenya Airways chief executive Titus Naikuni explained in a statement. He added that the airline was hopeful flights would resume in time for Europe’s summer travel season.

While hotel rooms are generally filled from December to March there are 34,000 available rooms at this time.

More than 400,000 jobs have been cut since the crisis began. By the beginning of June the lose of business could reach upwards of $3.6 billion dollars.

Much of the in country fighting has been against President Kibaki’s Kikuyu tribe who the opposition has resented for a long time. The opposition has thought that the tribe dominated politics and the economy.

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