The Fairmont Norfolk, one of the oldest hotels here in Kenya with over 100 years of existence has closed indefinitely and fired all its employees citing harsh economic times due to the Coronavirus global outbreak – By Prudence Wanza
Through a memo, Country General Manager Mehdi Morad told the staff and other stakeholders that the unpredictable times bought about the coronavirus outbreak have affected the business.
“Due to the uncertainty of when and how the impact of the global pandemic will result in the business picking up in the future, we are left with no option but to close down the business indefinitely,” said Morad.
He further stated that the business had been left with no other option but to terminate the contracts of all its employees.
