Kisumu — The Council of Governors (CoG) chair of the wildlife and tourism committee Patrick Ole Ntutu has referred to as for unlocking tourism treasures within the counties.
Ntutu, the Narok Governor says many tourism merchandise go remarkable within the counties, but they’ve potential to market the nation.
He says on the CoG, they’ve launched into a journey of discovery of those merchandise.
“We have now tasked the county government committee members for tourism to at the least determine top-of-the-line tourism websites for advertising,” he mentioned.
Governor Ntutu spoke throughout a cocktail party in Kisumu on Friday evening, the place he was the chief visitor forward of celebrations to mark United Nations World Tourism Day and Kenya Tourism Week celebrations.
He says counties should package deal what they really feel is their finest by way of tourism merchandise in order to open doorways to a vibrant tourism engagement platform.
Ntutu famous that counties are the guardians of invaluable tourism assets thus the necessity to assist them harness the immense potential to contribute to the thriving tourism sector.
“The 47 counties have wealthy tourism gems amidst them and we’ve launched into a journey to unearth them, we wish to nurture merchandise and create experiences inside our counties” he says.
Ntutu challenged Kenyans to embrace travelling throughout the nation to go to locations within the counties to spur native tourism.
Nonetheless, the Governor decried low costs on the nation’s locations, inflicting tourism to fall by way of its contributions to the GDP.
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“Tourism was the primary earner for the nation’s GDP however it has fallen to quantity 4 due to low charges we’re charging at our parks and different websites,” he mentioned.
Tourism Cupboard Secretary Rebecca Miano who was additionally current throughout the dinner underscored the necessity to market merchandise throughout the tourism circuits.
Miano took the chance to unveil the 9 tourism circuits throughout the nation.
“I’m excited that we’re unveiling the circuits we’ve within the nation so that every county can showcase what they’ve,’ she mentioned.
The CS referred to as on the Gen Zs to make use of their smartphones to {photograph} their fascinating locations and share with the world.
“Take pictures of the perfect locations round your properties to foster a sustainable tourism sector to market our exceptional nation,” she mentioned.
