Players in the tourism industry say Kenya risks losing business to neighbouring competing destinations if prices offered are higher.
Kenya Coast Working Group urges government to unburden the hospitality sector by abolishing punitive levies.
Stakeholders in the tourism industry struggling to remain afloat during Covid-19 period have urged county and national governments to reduce and harmonise taxes levied on them in order to save their businesses.
The players, led by Kenya Coast Working Group Chair (KCWG) and Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC), said harmonisation of taxes and levies on both levels of government will attract more domestic tourists and further create jobs in the sector.
