19/09/2022
*Tourism promotion for the formation of a national platform for tour guides in Kenya*
The Directorate of Tourism and Culture of Nyeri County hosted the CEO, Mr. Kennedy Kaunda cc, and the Patron, Dr. Kefa Bosire from the East Africa Tour Guides and Drivers Association (EATGDA). The team is visiting counties across the country to sensitize them about the formation of a national platform for professional tour guides.
During the meeting, the office of the Director was briefed about the visit to Kwale county meeting with the officials and CEC.
The team has separately met representatives of Tour guides from Kwale, Mombasa, and Malindi County. They have also had consultative meetings with tourism officials in Kilifi County.
Prior to the visit to the Nyeri County office, the team had completed the sensitization with officials of Mt. Kenya guides and Porters club in Naro Moru.
During this visit, the director shared the county's initiatives in the promotion of culture and heritage and training of guides among other actions.
The deliberations of the meeting identified the need to profile guides in Nyeri County, to help get representatives to attend the meeting at TRA related to the National Tour Guides platform, and to collaborate on the development of Tourism in the county. The county will also take steps to fast-track policies to support and grow the guide’s profession. This initiative will create a platform for supporting SMEs based in our county. It will also be an avenue for youth job creation which in the long-term has a ripple effect on the economy.