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    "content": "who came here from abroad but we are unable to tap in and tell them that there is an event taking place in Marakwet today or on Saturday. Or that there is probably an event taking place in Narok County; and they are interested in it. When these tourists go there, they will spend US$100, and the money will go directly into helping that community. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not want to deliberate more on the issues that have been raised, but every Senator spoke about an opportunity that we have and which we can offer to our tourists without charging them more money. They are already coming here; we should give them a safe environment and introduce them to our culture. We should not subject them to a situation where when they go to the Maasai Mara, there are so many of my fellow tribesmen standing at the gate selling them beads; no! Let them come and experience a day in the life of a Kenyan. When we extend that, then, of course, we can improve on our position, particularly on the culture in terms of our ranking worldwide. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what we have in this country is amazing. Sen. Kajwang’ spoke about the Gold Coast, where we had an opportunity to travel to together. They did not really have a lot, but with the little they had, they made sure that they maximized on it. While there, we had a chance to go up a mountain and just look at the view. Look at Nairobi; Sen. Sakaja said clearly yesterday that this is the only county with skyscrapers and a game park. In fact, we should even now go to the extent of knowing that when these tourists land in Nairobi, we should not only be concerned about when they are going back. Let us try and partner with these companies to know where they are going and what it is that they are interested in. With that, we can lure them to come back more and more to enjoy our beautiful culture. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank all the Senators, including Sen. Wario, for their contributions. Let this country know that we have a great thing here. It now behooves the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife; and the KTB to now take home the resolutions of this House. Let them ensure that they partner with these companies that use these location-based data analytics so that we can improve our position around the world in terms of tourism. I do not want a situation where, as Sen. M. Kajwang’ said, at the airport there is a gentleman with just information. We want a situation where those tourists are the ones who come in. In fact, now that we have 47 counties, every county should have a visitors’ desk or welcome centre. When one leaves Massachusetts in the United States of America (USA) and drives to Rhode Island; when they go to the first rest area, they will find a tourism information desk. One can use technology to know what they can find in Rhode Island. When one traverses further into Connecticut before getting to New York, they will also find a tourism centre. The 47 counties can tap in and the unemployed youth can actually benefit. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I reiterate again that I thank all the Senators who contributed to this. I beg to move."
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