14 lives have been lost following a terror attack at the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi that took place on Tuesday.
According to President Uhuru Kenyatta, in an address to the nation on the Riverside attack, all the attackers had been neutralized while over 700 people rescued.
On Tuesday, gunmen paved their way into the office complex at 14 Riverside where the Bangkok-based hotel and resort chain, Dusit International is located.
DusitD2 opened its doors to the Kenyan market in 2014 and was recognized as the Best Luxury Business Hotel in East Africa during the 2018 World Luxury Hotel Awards. The hotel had previously won a World Luxury Hotel Award in 2017.
The hotel, which achieved the five-star rating in 2016 from the Tourism Regulatory Authority, is located on a development christened 14 Riverside in the upmarket Lavington estate, Nairobi, owned by the Sanghrajka family, the proprietors of Tile & Carpet Centre.
DusitD2 Nairobi is a 100-bed hotel and targets business travelers and local meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions industry.
Dusit International, listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, is among the global hotel chains which have set up shop in Kenya and witnessed increased demand for accommodation due to Kenya’s status as the regional hub for many multinationals.