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Kenya has lifted all remaining Covid-19 rules, including a requirement to present a negative PCR test for arriving air passengers. The decision, which comes into force with immediate effect, means vaccinated travellers can now enter the country without restrictions.

A ban on large indoor gatherings, such as religious services, has also been lifted. Though officials said Kenyans should continue heeding public health measures such as handwashing and social distancing, face masks are no longer mandatory in public. All quarantine measures for confirmed Covid-19 cases have also been halted with immediate effect.

Health minister Mutahi Kagwe gave details of the changes earlier, saying the rising number of Kenyans opting to get…

The government will work with all partners in the tourism sector to bring in measures that will help the industry recover from the effects of Covid-19, said the Labour and Social Protection Chief Administrative Secretary Jackson Kalla.

Kalla said among the moves the government made included the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to suspend the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

It also ensured nobody lost a job in the course of the pandemic, came up with covid-19 protocols, provided incentives, and did skill audits in the industry, among others.

Speaking during the 18^th annual symposium themed “Rebuilding Tourism” CAS Kalla said that the government has also come up…