A State-backed think tank has revisited the proposal to set up resort cities in Lamu, Turkana and Isiolo counties as a way of boosting tourism in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs).
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra) in a discussion paper documenting how ASAL regions can help boost the country's foreign exchange earnings, notes that this proposal was not implemented in the tourism sector 2018-2022 strategic plan.