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Tourism players oppose plans to hike park entry fees

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Tourists at the Nairobi National Park. [File, Standard]

Plans by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to hike park entry fees negate the country's ambitions to grow the number of international tourists to 5.5 million by 2027, tourism players have said.

They noted that the arbitrary increase of fees by the State over the years has affected the country's global standing as a safari destination.

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