International tourists push earnings, transport upTourists from Europe who are on holidays along the Coastal beaches, are taken on a tour within the Old Town as the high tourism season begins, January 20, 2020. This comes as the sector saw slower growth in the number of visitors arriving in the country, registering a 0.4 per cent growth in 2019 compared to 14.0 per cent rise in 2018. International arrivals increased by 0.4 per cent from 2.027 million in 2018 to 2.035 million last year, surpassing the two million-mark for the second successive year. Revenue earned from SGR freight transport increased almost three-fold from Sh4.09 billion in 2018 to Sh11.8 billion in 2019. SEE ALSO: Mandera leaders call for tighter securityAt the Mombasa port, total cargo throughput increased by 11.3 per cent from 30.9 million tonnes in 2018 to 34.4 million tonnes last year.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2020 22:18 UTC