Cultural tourism can boost our fortunes

Recently, Kenya marked 10 years since our supreme law was promulgated and Bomas of Kenya featured prominently as the place where our Constitution was conceived, created and compiled. Because of this historical connection, many Kenyans associate Bomas of Kenya with the nation’s reform journey but few know that it is a public institution that was mooted in 1971 for the sole purpose of preserving, maintaining, educating and promoting the diverse cultures of various ethnic groups in Kenya. For the last five decades, the institution remains the leading custodian of Kenya’s diverse cultures as a national heritage for prosperity and posterity.

Why is culture important to us as a nation? The framers of our Constitution underlined the critical importance of culture in a progressive society and that is why Article 11 of the Constitution recognises culture as the foundation of the nation and as the cumulative civilisation of the Kenyan people.