{"id":2709,"date":"2026-04-16T13:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:58:35","slug":"miano-cashless-payments-key-to-kenyas-next-phase-of-tourism-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/miano-cashless-payments-key-to-kenyas-next-phase-of-tourism-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Miano: Cashless Payments Key to Kenya&#8217;s Next Phase of Tourism Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-19.01.50-1024x586.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-19.01.50-1024x586.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-19.01.50-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-19.01.50-768x440.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-19.01.50-1200x687.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-19.01.50.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism is set for a digital shift as the government moves to make Kenya a fully cashless-friendly destination for visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano yesterday said that Kenya has positioned digital innovation at the centre of tourism&#8217;s future, declaring that seamless, cashless payments are no longer optional but essential to sustaining the sector\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the launch of the \u201cTourist Tap Into Kenya\u201d initiative in Nairobi, Miano emphasized on the need to modernise visitor experiences, pointing to the newly introduced TouristTap platform as a critical tool in that transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we move forward, sustaining the growth momentum of Kenya\u2019s tourism demands that we embrace innovation, sharpen efficiency, and deliver exceptional experiences to every visitor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miano underscored tourism\u2019s continued importance to the economy, noting that the sector generated approximately KSh 500 billion in 2025 and supports more than 1.6 million jobs across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But she stressed that the future of the industry will depend on how well it adapts to changing global expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism is set for a digital shift as the government moves to make Kenya a fully cashless-friendly destination for visitors. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano yesterday said that Kenya has positioned digital innovation at the centre of tourism&#8217;s future, declaring that seamless, cashless payments are no longer optional but essential to sustaining the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2711,"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2709\/revisions\/2711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}