6 . 1998 to 1999 : Minister for Tourism After the 1997 elections , Kosgey was appointed Minister for Tourism . At the time Kenya 's Tourism sector was going through a very difficult period due to bad publicity in the international media following the 1997 elections . Matters worsened in 1998 when Osama Bin Laden 's Al Qaeda terrorist group bombed the American Embassy in Nairobi . Kosgey therefore had the difficult task of restoring confidence in the tourism industry while managing and improving Kenya 's image abroad
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1998 United States embassy bombings
Henry Kosgey