{"id":147318,"date":"2026-07-20T11:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/mwaura-condemns-gachaguas-anti-tourism-narrative-says-it-hurts-jobs-and-economy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:03:03","slug":"mwaura-condemns-gachaguas-anti-tourism-narrative-says-it-hurts-jobs-and-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/mwaura-condemns-gachaguas-anti-tourism-narrative-says-it-hurts-jobs-and-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mwaura condemns Gachagua\u2019s Anti-Tourism Narrative; says it Hurts Jobs and Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, July 20 \u2013 Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has condemned political leaders urging international visitors to avoid travelling to Kenya over security concerns, saying such remarks undermine the country\u2019s economy and tourism sector.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his weekly State briefing, Mwaura said discouraging tourists from visiting Kenya damages the country\u2019s international reputation and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of Kenyans who depend on the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCondemning leaders who are telling people to suspend the visit of tourists to the country due to insecurity is a matter of national interest. Such claims undermine our economy and the livelihood of thousands in the hospitality sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mwaura commended Kenyans for defending the country\u2019s image abroad and resisting what he termed attempts to portray Kenya negatively on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>He urged leaders to exercise responsibility in their public statements, saying national interests should take precedence over political differences.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, July 20 \u2013 Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has condemned political leaders urging international visitors to avoid travelling to Kenya over security concerns, saying such remarks undermine the country\u2019s economy and tourism sector. Speaking during his weekly State briefing, Mwaura said discouraging tourists from visiting Kenya damages the country\u2019s international reputation and threatens the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147318\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}