The ongoing unrest in South Africa is likely to affect trade and tourism between the two countries with Kenyan professionals being exposed to job losses, the business community has said. She said the unrest will affect exports to South Africa with impact expected to be felt much more at company level (Kenyan companies). The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) has expressed concerns Kenyan professionals based in South Africa are exposed to job losses, with individual businesses, not only Kenyan, being affected. “There are a lot of Kenyan professionals in South Africa whose job security is affected with the riots,” KNCCI chief executive (Coast chapter) James Kitavi said. In the six months to June, international arrivals from South Africa totaled 6,799, Tourism Research Institute data shows.

Source: The Star July 16, 2021 09:22 UTC