ZANZIBAR, Tanzania
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Kenya,
Andrii Pravednyk, is scheduled to meet Zanzibar officials and Ukrainian
tourists stranded in the island following Russia’s invasion of their country.Zanzibar President Hussein Mwinyi
Tanzania's semi-autonomous
islands’ government on Monday evening said that it was working closely with the
Ukrainian embassy in Nairobi to help the stranded tourists.
They are in talks to help them
fly to Poland, which is accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. The
Ukrainian airspace has been closed to all civilian flights following Russia’s
military action.
Zanzibar said is currently
accommodating almost 1,000 Ukrainian tourists.
Zanzibar’s Tourism Minister
Leila Mohammed Musa said the stranded Ukrainians are being accommodated in
various hotels, with some staying free of charge and receiving humanitarian
support.
Most of them were scheduled to
fly back to their country but due to the war, they are now forced to remain in
Zanzibar and some of them are running out of money to pay their bills, the
minister added.
Zanzibar President Hussein Mwinyi told journalists
on Monday that he was aware of the stranded Ukrainian tourists who had
requested for help from the government.
“We are in discussions with the owners of the
hotels to see how we can help them,” Dr Mwinyi said.
Zanzibar has recently been receiving large groups
of tourists from Ukraine, an upcoming tourist market for the island.
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