Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC)
Description
Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) was founded in 1944.It is the principal organisation bringing together hospitality establishments. They include hotels, lodges, casinos, camps, membership clubs, airline caterers and the entertainment sector through its affiliate Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association of Kenya.
Membership of the association is open to industry players provided the establishment is registered and in hotel keeping catering and entertainment businesses. It has membership of star-rated hotels, restaurants, caterers, lodges, tented camps, residential cottages and casinos.
The core services the association renders to members are:
It is the principal representative of hotels and restaurants to the Government and other agencies on regulation, licensing and policy This role is fulfilled through representation in the Kenya Tourist Board, Kenya Tourism Federation, Federation of Kenya Employers, Hotels and Restaurants Authority, Kenya Utalii College, East Africa Tourism Council, Catering and Tourism Development Levy Trustees, Tourism Trust Fund, Nairobi Central Business District Association, Mombasa and Coast Tourism Association, Coast Development Authority and other forums. It also liaises with the ministries of Tourism, Trade, Finance and Labour.
The association is the principal information exchange network for members and the industry by conducting research, maintaining an industry data bank and communicating with members on employment regulations, tax and pricing policies, human resource, hotel licensing and classification, security, legislation, labour laws and certification. The Association promotes harmonious industrial relations through Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) negotiated and signed with trade unions and coordinates training and development programmes with the Kenya Utalii College. KAHC membership gives hotels a stamp of recognition and affords them a forum to dis. cuss common issues in a united front.
Contacts
Main Office
Nairobi
Heidelberg House, 2nd Level
Mombasa Road
P.O. Box: 9977 Nairobi 00100
Kenya
Tel:0775 448306, 0707 402504 020 8006303
Email:info@kahc.co.ke
Coast Office
Mombasa
Social Security House,
Nkrumah Road, 8th Level
P.O. Box: 83378 Mombasa
Kenya
Tel:041-2228208 041-2312504
Email:infocoast@kahc.co.ke