Kenya Tourism signs MoU to boost tourist security

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki and his tourism counterpart Rebecca Miano sign MoU (Photo: MINA)

Kenya’s Interior and Tourism Ministries have signed an MoU to enhance tourist security, to meet the target of 5 million international arrivals by 2027. The MoU is part of government’s initiatives to promote employment generation in tourism.

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The Kenya Ministry of Interior has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Tourism aimed at enhancing tourists’ security.

According to a press statement by the ministry, the MoU will help increase the annual foreign tourist arrivals from the current 2 million to 5 million by 2027 and to 10 million by 2032.

The agreement was signed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki and his tourism counterpart Rebecca Miano.

Kithure Kindiki

Kindiki says that the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two ministries will further enhance cooperation with the National Police Service (NPS) to promote a positive travel experience for both domestic and international tourists.

He added that this will help expand the sector and unlock more job opportunities in the country.

“To realise this target, the Ministry of Interior has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Tourism to enhance cooperation with the National Police Service (NPS),” said Kindiki.

He added that the agreement will provide the necessary resources and logistical support needed to the Tourism Police Unit (TPU) through the tourism fund to safeguard the security and well-being of local and foreign visitors.

According to a press statement, Ministry of Tourism is devising a new strategy to increase international tourist arrivals to boost the number from the current about 2 million arrivals yearly.

Rebecca Miano

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Miano says Kenya generated KES 142.5 billion (USD 1.1 billion) in tourism revenue during the first half of this year. She attributes the growth in receipts to a significant rise in visitor numbers.

“During my interaction with the tourism sector stakeholders, I made a commitment to build strong linkages with the private sector and to make the tourism industry the number one contributor of foreign exchange earnings and job creation,” says Miano.

According to KTB, Kenya received 1.03 million international visitors in the first six months of the current year, marking a 21.3 pc increase from 847,810 visitors received during the same period in 2023.