Stakeholders from Kenya’s tourism and manufacturing sectors are urging stronger support for locally manufactured products and home-grown investments to enhance the performance of state-owned tourism facilities and boost the broader economy.

• Isuzu East Africa, through its Director of Sales and Marketing, Wanjohi Kangangi, highlighted partnerships as key to strengthening state tourism properties, especially in destinations like Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks.
• The Director General of Kenya Development Corporation (KDC), Norah Ratemo, emphasized that access to financing is crucial for tourism operators, with KDC providing solutions like asset financing.
• Kenya aims to attract three million international tourist arrivals in 2025, with better performance from state-owned facilities seen as essential to achieving this goal despite challenges like ageing infrastructure and competition.