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| A Ngare Serian tented camp in Maasai Mara, Kenya |
THE agreement between Kenya and Tanzania allowing Kenyan operators to
drop tourists in designated Tanzanian towns is a move in the right
direction.
The issue of Kenyan tour operators being locked out of
Tanzania was a bottleneck to integration and the growth of the tourism
sector. The Kenyan and Tanzanian governments should be encouraged to
start thinking of each other as partners in the tourism sector rather
than competitors.
As Kenya had not locked out Tanzanian tour
operators from airports and tourist sites, Tanzania’s latest gesture
signals that the neighbour is now opening up for business, which can
only be beneficial to players on both sides. It should set the stage for
further co-operation now that Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda last week signed
a protocol allowing their citizens to cross borders using only an
identity card rather than a passport.
Tanzania should not be left
behind either. Were it to be brought on board, the ties between the
regional neighbours would be further strengthened.
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