The iconic Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi has closed its doors and fired all the employees due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Owned by the Fairmont Group of Hotels, the country manager Mehdi Morad said through a memo issue on Wednesday 27th 'that the uncertainty in the direction of the global pandemic has forced it to terminate all the employees contracts and close its properties. 

All the employees were advised to collect their termination letters on June 4th 2020.

The Fairmont Norfolk Hotel joins Tribe Hotel, Ole Sereni and DusitD2 hotels which had already stopped their operations in early March. 

Most of the five star hotels in Kenya have already been shut down. 

About 5.6 million Kenyans in the hospitality, retail and sales are likely to loose their jobs by the end of the year a government report says.

Courtesy Daily Nation