Windfall for counties as tourism investors flock to villages

The structure of Barracuda Resort in Homa Bay county. The hotel is viewed as a key facility that promotes ecotourism in South Nyanza region. [James Omoro, Standard]

Homa Bay County is banking on its unexplored sites and new gateways to improve fortunes of its nascent tourism sector. 

In the era of devolution, tourism is viewed as an important industry that holds the promise of more jobs and steady cash flows into counties’ economies.