Martin Mwita

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Martin Mwita

Hoteliers and the larger tourism industry are expecting a boom during next week’s Easter holiday as last-minute bookings push up occupancy in most hotels in key destinations. Industry trends have identified the beach destinations of Mombasa and Diani as the most preferred with the domestic market being the main driver of tourism activities during this period, that has also come with closure of schools. Help us continue bringing you unbiased news, in-depth investigations, and diverse perspectives.

2 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | Martin Mwita

MANUFACTURERS now want the government to create a dedicated fund for VAT refunds to help address delays facing investors in the country which continues to cause cash-flow strains, slowing down investments. This is on the back of low allocation to the Kenya Revenue Authority to clear VAT refunds, amid a continued rise in pending bills owed to the private sector by both the national and county governments which according to the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), it has hit Sh800 billion.

2 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | Martin Mwita

Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority executive secretary John Deng /MARTIN MWITA THE Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority is banking on a new Green Freight Strategy to transform the corridor into a sustainable and climate-resilient passage by 2050.

2 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | Martin Mwita

An oil tanker sails into the Port of Mombasa /FILEMOTORISTS and industries in the country are set to benefit from lower fuel pump prices after the government successfully re-negotiated the refined petroleum products import deal with the Gulf. This is on the back of a much stable shilling which has rallied to a six-month high against the US dollar to stabilise at an average Sh129 in the past three months, making imports cheaper compatred to same period last year.

2 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | Martin Mwita

Mombasa Continental Resort general manager Mike Kamau during an interview with the Star /JOHN CHESOLI  WHEN global hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Corporation Limited, now known as IHG Hotels & Resorts, announced its exit from the Kenyan market in 2020, it spelt doom to hundreds of workers who dependent on employment at two of its hotels as a source of livelihood. These were the InterContinental Nairobi and Mombasa Continental Resort, both 5-star hotels.