The President described the JW Marriott hotel chain as an iconic and award-winning multinational hotel. https://rb.gy/ucv0z6
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00:13 >> The government of Kenya has developed
00:15 and is championing quality tourism standards
00:19 and implementing incentives
00:21 to support the rapid improvement of standards through registration,
00:27 licensing and classification of all accommodation
00:31 and catering facilities in our country.
00:33 The contribution of accommodation
00:36 and catering enterprises to our tourism is immense.
00:40 And our interventions are part of a broader strategy
00:46 to uplift its overall performance and capacity
00:49 to drive our development agenda under the bottom
00:54 up economic transformation plan.
00:57 By 2027, we intend and I have given targets
01:02 to Alfred and his team.
01:04 We intend to receive 5 million tourists annually by 2027
01:11 on account of a diversified and competitive tourism product
01:16 which will include sports, culture, agricultural,
01:20 medical tourism as well as facilities like this.
01:25 The partnership that Kenya has built over the years
01:30 with China is just about 60 years old.
01:35 And therefore, it is of great significance
01:41 that you are presiding over the inauguration
01:46 of this masterpiece, architectural masterpiece
01:52 as we mark the 60 years of partnership with China.
01:55 That is indeed a very befitting occasion
02:02 to mark that long partnership.
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