Read MoreBy end of December, Kenya’s services amounted to $238.5 million (Sh26 billion), after deducting what the country paid for services received. This was a reduction from $1,596.3 million (Sh174 billion) that the country earned in the same period the previous year. On March 25, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta suspended all international flights to and from Kenya. President Kenyatta lifted the suspension of international flights on August 1 while domestic flights resumed earlier on July 15. Closure of international travel also affected the tourism industry, with hotels and accommodation contracting in the six months to September.

Source: Standard Digital March 12, 2021 21:00 UTC