NAIROBI NP TO GET MORE ARCES OF LAND FROM THE KEEN FAMILY

Nairobi National Park has expanded by 100 hectares of land because John Keen and his family want Kenya Wildlife Service can control, manage and administer their inherited land as part of the park. The park has been shortened in with important migration routes across the Athi plains leaving the important DNA exchange through migratory arrivals […]

CONSTRUCTION OF A HOTEL NEAR VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK STOPPED

A five star hotel that belongs to Serena Group has been stopped by the government from being constructed at the edge of Volcanoes National Park because they think it will affect the endangered mountain gorillas. The investor has been given an alternative land 800 meters from the park for conservation purposes. The construction of the […]

HERITAGE MINISTER SUPPORTS ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AT MARA GATES

The Heritage minister William Ole Ntimama has supported the electronic system that has been put at Masai Mara game reserve gates for collecting revenue because it will reduce corruption during the process. He said those in charge of the demonstrations that have been taking place at the gates of the park should be arrested because […]

MOTORISTS WARNED ON ROAD SAFETY DURING CHRISTMAS

The assistant minister for roads Lee Kinyanjui has warned the passengers and motorists to take full responsibility during the festive season because it is a period where   drivers are more careless. The traffic police, city Council of Nairobi and Kenya Urban Roads Authority set up a road safety operation with an aim of letting the […]

THE ONLY PYGMY HIPPO IN EASTAFRICA DIES AT NAIROBI SAFARI WALK

The first female pygmy hippo that has died at the Nairobi Safari Walk was donated by former Liberian President, the late William Tubman in the 1970s. The hippo has died from pneumonia at 29 years and according to the reports that have been prepared by Kenya Wildlife Service Veterinarian Dr Edward Kariuki, the animal might […]

TOURISTS FROM TURKEY TO INCREASE NEXT YEAR

The number of visitors from Turkey will increase next year because the Turkish government has decided to support Tanzania’s tourism sector. More than 10,000 visitors from Turkey have visited Tanzania in the previous years and the number will increase to 200,000 in the coming next years. The Turkish Ambassador Dr. Sander Gurbuz said he has […]

FEW ITALIAN TOURIST S VISIT MALINDI DUE TO ECONOMIC CRISIS

The number of tourist arrival from Italy in Malindi has been affected this year because of the world economic crisis. The number has reduced by 50% compared to last year during the festive season. Mr. Phillip Chai the chairman of Kenya hotel Keepers and caterers association in Malindi,Kilifi said the hotels have depended on the […]

UNTAPPED ATTRACTIONS TO IMPROVE KENYA TOURISM.

Kenya’s 50th independence anniversary will be celebrated in style by putting an operation to name 50 unique attractions in the country. The project will be completed by 2013 intime for the independence celebrations. Kenya got its independence on 12th December 1963 from Britain and will be marking its first anniversary in two years. The project […]