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Kenya’s Coastal Tourism Circuit in Dire Straits – Stakeholders

Mombasa — Chris Modigell, Management Consultant and Project Manager Leopard Beach Resort and Spa, has been in the Kenyan coastal hospitality industry for over 30 years.

And in that time, he told Capital FM Business, things haven’t been as bleak for the hospitality industry at the coast as they have been in the 2013/2014 financial year.

“Even after the 2008 post election violence we could see some light at the end of the tunnel. Now, all we see is darkness but we keep hoping,” he said.

When Capital FM Business caught up with him at the Leopards Beach Resort and Spa, he had just come out of a meeting that was to decide how many rooms they might be forced to shut and how many members of staff they may be forced to lay off should the tide fail to turn.