From "Business Daily Africa":
The government has stopped 13 unlicensed hotels and lodges from operating in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in a clean-up exercise meant to boost the image of one of the country’s leading tourist attractions.
This follows an inspection of the reserve last month that established that 80 per cent of the 115 properties are licensed.
Thirteen were operating illegally while others are either being constructed or have been closed for renovation.
“These properties are denying the government revenue and tough action has to taken,” said Tourism minister Najib Balala as he presented the findings of the inspection team.
It was also established that poor governance by group ranches and conservancies, especially in land sub-divisions, had led to a high concentration of facilities in the Koiyiaka and Siana areas.
Most of the affected facilities were tented camps in Siana.
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