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Kenya rises in business tourism ratings, with over 240 global forums held in 2016

A delegate is fitted with traditional Maasai regalia by traders at the close of the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) at KICC on August 27, 2016. Kenya hosted 243 global and continental meetings in 2016 that attracted multi-billionaires and many heads of State and government. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  James Kariuki

Kenya hosted 243 global and continental meetings in 2016 that attracted multi-billionaires and many heads of State and government.

According to a just-released report by conference marketing and consultancy firm, Mkutano Business Travel, the mainly State-led foreign visits helped the country market itself as a tourism and business destination.

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