NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau has called for establishment visa on arrival for visitors from Somalia.
Kamau stated Kenya generates income from people coming from the horn of Africa nation, sayinv there are great unexploited trade opportunities between Kenya and Somalia.
According to the PS, currently Kenya receives 32,268 tourists from Somalia annually.
He said the number can be tripled if the visa protocols are enforced and issued on arrival for Somalis.
Macharia termed Somalia as an important country for business, trade and cooperation and could soon be a major source of tourist and hotel revenue for Kenya.
He said countries like Uganda, Djobouti, Ethiopia and Turkey have seen the potential of Somalia and have direct flights to Mogadishu, something Kenya Airways should consider.
Kenya has previously announced visa on arrival but the promises were never met.
The East Africa nation had also inked direct Mogadishu- Nairobi flight agreement but it peddled back severally.
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