President Ruto's Statement After Nairobi Was Ranked World's Top City Destination

President William Ruto has welcomed the ranking of Nairobi as a top global city destination for 2024 by Lonely Planet.

In a statement on Sunday, November 5, Ruto stated that the government's endeavors to sell Kenya to the world are paying off.

“Our endeavours to sell Kenya throughout the world are paying off. Everywhere we go, we have offered everyone; investors, innovators, creators, professionals and travellers of all ages a compelling reason to visit Kenya. And we have countless such reasons,” read the statement in part.

He noted that the effort to profile Kenya using local and global opportunities played a key role in the recognition by Lonely Planet.

Ruto pointed out that Kenya is endowed with an array of spectacular tourist attractions that are located across the country and Nairobi is its powerful, vital, beating heart.

“To be recognised as the world's top city destination for 2024 by Lonely Planet is, therefore, direct recognition of the city's unique confluence of global cosmopolitan trends and traditional cultural blends, with an emerging, evolving, and dynamic youthful bent and everything else in between,” Ruto stated.

The Head of State noted that the award is an indirect affirmation of Kenya as an irresistible destination.

President Ruto also vowed not to relent in marketing and promoting Kenya and Nairobi to the world adding that the country is ready to give visitors an incomparable travel experience.

“We shall neither tire nor relent in performing this important duty of marketing and promoting Magical Kenya and Nairobi,” he continued.

In the Lonely Planet raking, Nairobi was followed by Paris and Montreal in second and third place, respectively.

Other cities that were ranked include Mostar, Philadelphia, Manaus, Jakarta, Prague, Izmir, and Kansas City.