Hospitality is one of the sectors that Covid-19 hit hardest in Kenya. Before the pandemic, the sector was a major contributor to the strong performance in the service sectors. It formally employed more than 82,900 people and, together with trade services in 2019, engaged more than nine million people.
After expanding by 10.3 percent in 2019, the pandemic squeezed the sector to contract by 57.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020 compared to a contraction of 83.3 percent in the second quarter.
