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Narok misses out on tourism billions as Covid-19 keeps away tourists

Narok County Governor Samuel Tunai (PHOTO: FILE)

Narok County government lost Sh2.25 billion tourism revenue at the world-famous Maasai Mara Game reserve last year due to a ban on international flights at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Area Governor Samuel Tunai who is also the Tourism Committee Chair at the Council of Governors said the loss was occasioned by an international travel advisory issued by many countries in the world to combat the spread of the virus.

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