Hotels to pay up if they fail to ‘protect’ guests

Building a hotel next to a river, lake or game park can prove disastrous if the management fails to design safety measures.

Two hotels frequented by tourists are to compensate families Sh62.5 million after the High Court found that they failed to perform their duties, leading to injuries and deaths of some tourists who were staying at their facilities. Accidents that have cost the hotels painted a picture of either human encroaching on wildlife habitat or the other way round, without any security officers employed by the hotels to protect the tourists.