Hippos at the Tsavo National Park [Boniface Okendo, Standard]The jury is still out about the viability of plans by the government to introduce a new business model for the tourism sector amid dwindling revenues. Why does the government run a national park? Kenya’s tourism sector earnings averaged Sh189 billion as of 2019. Balala said with a budget of Sh7 billion and a wage bill of Sh5.3 billion, KWS cannot operate optimally. Kenya Tourism Federation Chairman Mohammed Hersi while supporting the idea, insisted that it should be limited to public-private partnerships.

Source: Standard Digital May 24, 2021 21:00 UTC