(Corrects earnings figure in paragraph 1)
NAIROBI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Kenya's earnings from
tourism surged 83% in 2022 to 268 billion shillings ($2.13
billion) as the sector continued to recover from the COVID-19
pandemic slump, a senior tourism official said on Wednesday.
Earnings are projected to rise to 425 billion shillings this
year, David Gitonga, the chief executive of the state Tourism
Research Institute, told a news briefing, before increasing to
540 billion shillings in 2027.
($1 = 125.9500 Kenyan shillings)
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(Reporting by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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