KWS suspends plans to increase park feesKenya Wildlife Service has suspended plans to increase park fees for local tourists.The new rates were gazetted last October by Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, and were to take effect on July 1, this year. If the notice was effected, entry charges at Lake Nakuru National Park would have increased from Sh1,000 to Sh1,500, while Nairobi National Park rates would have shot up from Sh500 to Sh1,500. Read Now »The changes in park fees were part of the ministry’s efforts to boost revenue from parks, which have been recording low tourism numbers. Earlier in 2019, KWS launched a Rapid Results Initiative in Nakuru National Park as part of efforts to boost tourism. The park, according to KWS, had seen a drop in revenues from 2008 by almost half since the disappearance of flamingos.

Source: Standard Digital April 09, 2020 04:52 UTC