As a resident here, consumer and observer of the tourism services and the government initiatives, I think their comparative on the Liberty International operations in 55 countries can be further reviewed in the context of Third World e.g. when compared to Tanzania, it is not as gloomy when looked in the bigger picture:

Calling and internet costs have fallen significantly in recent years balanced with improved network reliability and the government ensuring 3 optic fibre cables landed in Mombasa. It is significantly cheaper in Nairobi, can't see how its more expensive for anyone.

Talent retention in a competitive environment requires attractive insurance packaging for good staff calibre, competition is good for talent so maybe that shouldn't be on the complaints list.

Office administration costs should have come down with the advent of Kenya's innovative mobile payment system MPESA, which is has now been granted an EU mMoney license in just the past month of March for similar benefits there starting in Eastern Europe. Significant man hours and running costs have been saved paying for all manner of office and personal billing.

On PSV vehicles, it is now a fact that majority of deaths in Kenya, 40% or so, are a direct result of accidents (roads & crime) not AIDs, malaria, diabetes etc. It was a crisis so maybe we do need new laws to reign in this area. The transport ministry working with traffic police have enforced measures that have resulted in factual reduction of road carnage by 30% so far this year. No exeptions for road users. As a tourist I'd be happier not sadder.

Energy is definately a huge cost for everybody. Electricity costs are currently high owing to heavy reliance on hydroelectricity that goes in short supply in dry periods and the country has to rely on diesel generated electricity..but cheap energy is finally in sight! Kenya is making global trends in shift to renewable energy.

Solar: Example, beginning this year, government and privates have partnered and we are building 9 large solar plants to be completed in 2016. Guys can google that. This alone will cover half the country's energy needs.

Geothermal: As we write now, KenGen is loading onto the national grid additional capacity from two existing power generation plants with a combined capacity of 280 megawatts. They've shared a schedule on this so its not just talk. 140MW to the grid by April and 170MW in July from Olkaria and a further 100MW from Menengai in the course of this year. This will be at a low cost of 7 US cents.This would more than double the electricity generated from geothermal, which currently stands about 200MW. Beyond that, KenGen has been doing an upgrade of its Olkaria 1 and 4 plants, with each having an additional capacity of 140MW. GDC is developing a plant at Menengai with a capacity of 400MW, which will be commissioned in phases over the next three years and reach 400MW in 2017. The plan is to to shut down all diesel fired generators as more power generated from geothermal and other inexpensive sources start feeding into the national grid. We are finally on course on this area.

In the next 5-6 years, Kenya could be exporting affordable power. We should get similar impetus in modernisation of the power distribution grid.

With the coming online of oil revenue streams in the 5-7 year period, maybe the country will have the resources to fully modernise it's security forces not just units in it, as this remains our number one development challenge.

Like all Third World states, Kenya has issues in an ever changing security context given it's geo location however as some of the examples above show, the future is quite not all gloom and doom!!

As stated previously, it's complicated as these solutions require multi-sectoral and discipline approach with devolution via County Gov complicating it further. For politically marginalised regions which actually host a lot of our tourist facilities, devolution of resources there is in fact the best thing for them. Have they also approached their governor who has huge say on how billions can be spent in some of the areas they operate in?

On the national front, for this to work, UK may need to ditch some CEO type CS's and appoint people with core passion and patriotism for the heritage whilst still appreciative of the economic interests, a CAPTAIN like Paula Kahumbu or Richard Leakey who can effectively market what I've exemplified above to the right people and get the synergies for quick wins in the sector.

The journey to a brighter future has already begun. More synergies at the tourism technical level required for actual quick wins and PR.

We are discussing how to transit from where we perceive the problem is to where we believe we should be. I've laid bare what is happening going forward.

After drawing attention to the issue as I did posting this thread, I'd rather discuss solutions.

Ectasy I know Kraos will be crying like a baby after I tell you the solution.


DUMP THE JUBILEE GOVERNMENT COS THEY CAN'T DO SHIT.

But you have another solution that is palatable to loving muthamaki. Good luck

the questions asked were the answers

No one is swallowing the koolaid. just kratos.

Truth be told. We currently have no one at the Tourism docket. The Ministry is huge. Since it carries the EAC, Commerce and Tourism. To this date Kandie has not appointed the head of the Kenya Tourism board. This would be the person advising govt on matters tourism. She is too engrossed in the EAC docket and has no time for commerce also. Apart from that, the Narok country executive need to get themselves in order, who isn't tired of the mara roads stories?

As for security...the coast will be problematic for a while. Until those bigots are wiped out. At the moment the problem is not from Somalia but Kenyans wanting to fight for Somalia in the name of religion. This will take sometime.

An opinion.

With high ivory prices, enforcement alone won’t stop poaching

This specific CS is in the same league with Akina Ole Lenku, the educ Lunatic and Rachael Omamo. No shows

Domestic and foreign tourisim are not substitutes, there is nothing wrong with having both domestic and foreign tourism both thriving.

I see you have woken up from your drunken stupor from the 3am sheri post.

Anyway sasa mimi naingilia wapi? I told you, your obsession with hating Jubilee will give you hemorrhoids if you don’t have them already. You never miss a chance to childishly attack jubilee government even when you have no facts to back you up. Anyway if you insist, Jubilee is the cause of all evil in the world, happy?

As you were, hemorrhoid’s gang chairman.

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