Being a country that seeks to be the desired destination for tourists visiting Africa, it is only reasonable to expect that we should not only market the destination vigorously but also invest in infrastructure.
The road leading to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve is in dire need of repair. The short wet season is here and for the last one week heavy rains have been pounding the area. This has made roads impassable, with vehicles transporting tourists to and from the Mara getting stuck on the clay soil roads.
It is a shame that the road to one of our best tourist attractions – home of the wildebeest migration that was recently declared one of the seventh wonders of the world – is almost impassable during rainy seasons.
The construction of the Mai Mahiu-Narok road boosted tourism because it has shortened the time taken to cover the journey between Nairobi and Narok. But the road between Narok and the game reserve is a nightmare to motorists.
Although the Narok and Trans Mara county councils collect about Sh2 billion from levies from the park, there is nothing to show for it. The Ministry of Roads should seek collaboration with the councils and have the road fixed.
It is high time that this road was fixed to avoid losing tourists to Kenya’s competitors in this region because the market is becoming increasingly more competitive. To win infrastructure development is a must.
