Hon Speaker, on 18 August 2009 the Kenyan and South African governments entered into a partnership to promote the tourism sector on the African continent.
These two countries will collaborate in strategic areas, like sharing data, to improve efficiency and add value and variety to the tourism sector in both countries and in Africa; provide more opportunities to augment sustainable tourism; co-operate in the development of strategies; address challenges in climate change, the economic downturn and development; and mutually promote, advocate, educate and support stakeholders in both countries.
This reflects the spirit of Nepad, thus contributing to sustainable livelihoods, decent jobs and rural development in line with the manifesto of the ANC. I thank you.