Samboja sues State over sharing of tourism revenue

Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja. [File, Standard]

Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja is demanding a share of millions of revenue collected from tourists visiting two national parks in his county. Through a petition filed at the High Court, Mr Samboja claims that the Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks generate millions of shillings every year, yet his county receives nothing from the national government despite being the custodians of the national reserves.

The application has reignited the dispute between county governments and the national government over management of national reserves, which fall within county boundaries. According to Samboja, the two parks occupy 62 per cent of the total county land mass, leaving residents with little land.