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Govt announces free entry to Maasai Mara, other national parks countrywide

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One of the amazing places in Maasai Mara. PHOTO/Kenya Tourism Board

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All Kenyans will be granted free entry to national parks countrywide on September 28, 2024, the government has announced.

Tourism Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano confirmed the latest saying the move will promote and encourage local tourism across the country in celebration of the United Nations World Tourism Day 2024. 

Rebecca Miano
Tourism CS Rebecca Miano. PHOTO/@NAssemblyKE/X

“In our bid  to  promote and encourage local tourism, a momentous opportunity is here! Mark the date,” she wrote on her official X account. 

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) drove out 50 elephants from Kamunyu village. PHOTO/@KWSKenya/X
An elephant crossing. PHOTO/@KWSKenya/X

The announcement approved by President William Ruto in a cabinet meeting he chaired on Tuesday, September 18, 2024, will allow Kenyans across the country to indulge in the country’s rich heritage and picturesque sceneries of landscapes and wild life with friends and families.

They will also have the opportunity  to attend events hosted in honor of the National Tourism Week which starts from September 22, 2024, to September 28, 2024.  

All parks including the Maasai Mara, Tsavo National Park, Amboseli, and the Nairobi National Park will have a free entry access.

Tourists on a trip at the Maasai Mara. PHOTO/@JamboMagazine/X
Tourists on a trip at the Maasai Mara. PHOTO/@JamboMagazine/X

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