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Kenyan tourism upbeat despite repeat presidential election

Kenya Tourism Federation (KFT) National chair Mohamed Hersi. Photo/Mkamburi Mwawasi/Standard.

The number of tourists has remained steady despite heightened political temperatures in the country. 

The peak tourist season coincided with Kenya's General Election and by the time the country went to the polls on August 8, the annual wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara had attracted thousands of visitors.

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