Revenue plunge hits tourism counties hard on Covid woes

Tourists stroll on the white sandy beach of Diani, Kwale County on January 2, 2018. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The tourism-reliant counties of Mombasa and Narok posted the steepest fall in internal revenue collections in the six months to December, leading the way for 27 devolved units whose numbers dropped in the wake of the coronavirus disruptions.

The latest data from the Controller of Budget shows that Narok’s internal revenues fell by Sh1.56 billion in the period under review as the county reeled from the slump in tourist numbers to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

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