President Uhuru Kenyatta will start his three-day tour at the coast, where he is expected to host a Tourism Summit at State House Mombasa.
The State House Tourism Summit is aimed at taking stock of recent recovery of the industry and how the momentum can be sustained.
“After significant setbacks, the sector is in full recovery,” State House spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said in a statement.
“A number of government incentives have made a difference - among them the scrapping of VAT for park entry fees, concessions for younger visitors, and vigorous new marketing campaign.”
This is the first of State House Summits to be held outside Nairobi and will be televised live.
On Thursday September 1, the President will formally open the Agricultural Society of Kenya’s Mombasa International Show at Mkomani.
The Show, first held in 1903, remains one of the region’s premiere exhibition events; and an important platform for agriculture in Kenya.
Exhibitors from across the country will display their wares; with the government of Mombasa showing its blue economy projects.
Players from across Kenya’s agriculture sector are expected to make their way to Mombasa to make their views heard.
Uhuru will also commission the first phase of Mombasa’s second container terminal on Friday.
This phase has two berths, the first of which will serve medium-sized vessels, and a second, which can accommodate vessels of 8,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) capacity.
Two more phases of the Sh30 billion project, which is being supported by the government of Japan, remain.
Throughout the tour, the President will meet local leaders and consult with them regarding development at the Coast since devolution.