Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has dismissed reports that a group of tourists arriving in Kenya for a vacation were attacked and robbed by a gang of 50 youths in Mombasa.
Speaking during the Eid Baraza meeting in Mombasa County on Saturday afternoon, Joho accused a section of media outlets of spreading fake news, stating that such reporting could hurt Kenya's tourism industry.
The vocal minister noted that the country had already started facing the repercussions of the misinformation, adding that tourists had begun avoiding the Mombasa Port. "I know the information was widely shared, claiming that a gang in Mombasa attacked a cruise ship carrying tourists at the Port of Mombasa.
I want to clarify that no such thing happened," Joho stated.
