Kenyan president urges policy makers to mitigate challenges that impede tourism growth

Abstract

The launch of Sustainable Tourism Master plan in Nairobi was also graced by the vice president of Kenya, Hon. William SamoeiRuto and senior officials of in charge of Tourism in IGAD member countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. The Tourism Master Plan for the eight countries of Eastern Africa, members of IGAD, provides a regional framework for sustainable tourism development with a view to contributing to socio-economic development and poverty alleviation and to promoting regional integration. President Kenyatta said that there are now approximately 6 billion domestic tourists globally. 80 per cent of the international tourists travel within their respective regions. “This is a clear indication of the importance of both regional and domestic tourism, a fact that appears to elude in Eastern Africa region” he said.