However, the Prime Minister having reviewed the appointments approved by the president, later decided to make Kishu the Chairman of both Sri-Lanka Tourism Development Authority and Sri-Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.

With the Easter attack shattering the hopes of the tourism industry with 42 foreigners dying and over 200 foreigners getting injured with the terrorist attack on the three 5 star hotels, Kishu took the lead in responding to the challenge covering all stakeholders of the industry locally and globally by quickly appointing an Emergency Response Team combining the two organizations that successfully accomplished all fundamental tasks in assessing, defining and providing solutions to the issue liaising with the private and public agencies here and abroad including the 3 Armed forces and the Police.

Just within a few days after the incident Kishu travelled to Dubai to take part in the Arabian Travel Mart where he faced almost all the leading global media organizations including CNN to effectively lay the foundation for the industry recovery with a few bold statements that received highest accolades.