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Governor wants to ban tented camps to control investments at Masai Mara Reserve

Narok County Governor Samuel Tunai (PHOTO: FILE)

NAROK, KENYA: Narok County will not licence hoteliers to set up temporary facilities at the Masai Mara National Reserve during the industry peak season this year as it moves to control investments and tourist flow to the facility.

The tourism high season for the Mara is usually around the months of July to October, with the great pull factor being the wildebeest migration. The animals cross from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya in search of pastures and the crossing of the Mara River is a global spectacle.

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