President William Ruto presided over the opening of the JW Marriott, a US luxury hotel in Nairobi on March 26 that will pave way for job opportunities for Kenyans.
Ruto expressed optimism about the economic prospects associated with the opening of the luxury hotel, emphasizing its potential to significantly boost employment opportunities for Kenyans.
“It can only get better! The Global Trade Centre, Nairobi, officially opened the JW Marriott Nairobi which will directly employ more than 500 Kenyans,” President Ruto announced.
Highlighting the significance of JW Marriott’s presence in Kenya, Ruto described the hotel chain as an iconic multinational establishment.
He underscored the positive implications of such investments for the country’s business landscape.
“The establishment of JW Marriott Nairobi — an iconic and award-winning multinational hotel — in Kenya signals the net result of our steady push for a facilitative business climate in our country,” President Ruto remarked.
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JW Marriott Hotel to Boost Investment and Employment Opportunities
Ruto emphasized that contribution of accommodation and catering enterprises to the tourism is immense.
“Our interventions are part of a broader strategy to uplift its overall performance and capacity to drive our development agenda under the bottom-up economic transformation plan,” Ruto remarked.
The President urged other investors that there is an opportunity for strong Global Brands to follow the example of JW Marriott and invest in Kenya now because the future is looking promising.
“For those of you who are investors, there is an opportunity to invest in the hospitality industry because our tourism numbers are growing and there is need for hospitality facilities complete with hotels like this for us to match the demand,” he said.
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President Ruto remarked that the significant investment accompanied by facilitative strategic policy and regulatory interventions is necessary for the country to tap into the full potential of the tourism and hospitality sector.
“The government of Kenya has developed and is championing quality tourism standards and implementing incentives to support the rapid improvement of standards through registration, licensing and classification of all accommodation and catering facilities in our country,” Ruto said.
“By 2027 we intend to receive 5 million tourists annually by 2027 on account of a diversified and competitive tourism product which will include Sports, culture agricultural, medical tourism as well as facilities like this.”
Ruto stated that the immense increase of tourists must be supported by high quality Hospitality facilities, efficient connectivity and a secure overall environment.
This is the first JW Marriott branded hotel in Kenya.
The parent company, Marriott International, however runs other hotels in Kenya including Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport, Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Hurlingham, and Sankara Nairobi, Autograph Collection.
