To develop tourism, let’s build local before going global

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Kenya’s economy will grow by 6 per cent this year. This is double the anticipated rate of growth for sub–Saharan Africa. Part of the IMF’s optimism is based on expectations of a recovery in tourism.

The fact, however, is that international visitor arrivals in 2015 were 17 per cent lower than in 2014.