Kenya: Why Obama Has Invited Uhuru to USA
THE White House yesterday said President Obama would invite President Uhuru Kenyatta to Washington for a summit in August.
Uhuru is still technically an ICC indictee although there is widespread speculation that his delayed trial at the Hague is about to collapse.The indictment is one reasons why Obama is yet to visit the homeland of his late father as president despite visiting Tanzania on an African tour last year.
Obama will invite 47 African nations that are currently in good standing with the United States or are not suspended from the African Union.
Egypt, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Guinea Bissau will not be invited.
Nine new global hotel chains eye Nairobi
Kenya is set to host nine new international hotels which are planning to put up 1,437 hotel rooms to cater for growing demand for travel and accommodation in the country. This comes on the back of increasing interest by international hotel brands seeking to set base in Nairobi.
A study released last week by W Hospitality Group, a member of Hotel Partners Africa shows that there are 40,000 hotel rooms planned for construction on the African continent between now and 2017 with 1,437 to be put up in Nairobi.
More Domestic Tourists Visit Coast Hotels
Hoteliers have reported a busy Christmas season, coupled with a higher demand for bed and breakfast booking compared to a similar period last year. Mtwapa based Lambada Holiday Resort said business from domestic tourism, fueled by the festive season, has increased by 20 per cent over December 2012 season to stand at an estimated 50 per cent in bookings this period.
"Business is still low compared to how it was in 2010 and 2011 Christmas holidays, but I would say it is better than last year's Christmas season when booking was very low due to terror based insecurity and the general election mood," Lambada Holiday Resort director Julius Kamau said.
Thai billionaire eyes Nairobi with 5-star hotel
Thailand’s second richest family is set to put up a hotel in Kenya, highlighting the growing interest of foreign billionaire investors in the country.
The Chirathivat family, with a net worth of $12.3 billion, is already in talks with a Nairobi property developer to manage the planned hotel under their Centara Hotels & Resorts brand.
The company is also looking for a property at the Coast as it eyes to grow its portfolio in the region from the current four.
