Welcome to the second issue of this magazine on tourism and cultural development of the Lake Basin Region in Western Kenya. Our first issue came out in 2009 and this one comes up as a follow up to the first issue come out in 2009 and this one comes up as a follow up to the first issue.

In this issue, once again, we present you with a varied range of items including essays, sceneries and hotel accommodation within the region of great interest in the regard hotel accommodation is the statistical data that we have given, in terms of hotel bed nights occupancy by zone (2003 – 2008) also of interest is the statistical data on the number of visitors to some attractions in the Western tourist circuit (2004-2008). An insight into the potential investments opportunities in the western tourist circuit is also given as well as the regions aspirations towards Kenya’s vision 2030. The magazine also covers the available tour operator and classification of tourist establishment.

In Kisumu especially some of the activities that one may engage in include, entertainment by traditional groups, prayers, chairs, drama, visits museum to Ruma National Park, Impala Park Kisumu Museum, Kakamega Forest Mt. Elgon, cultural exhibitions, boat racing and boat surfing.

There are so many stakeholders within the region also. These as you need include the Lake Basin development Authority, Ministry of tourism and wildlife the national museums of Kenya (Kisumu). The Lake Victoria Basin Film Makers Guild (Kenya) and the universities within and around the region partnership within the universities is of special significance since universities around also do have department of Tourism, Film and Cultural Development. The universities around include, Maseno University, Bondo University college Maseno University Homa Bay Campus Masinde Muliro university of science & technology and Moi University.

The vision of the region in terms of tourism and cultural development is to be a global leader in the world tourism and cultural development circuit in line with the millennium development goals and vision 2030.

The mission of the region in terms of the above is to promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of tourism and development issue through generation, documentation, dissemination of research and collection, management, knowledge information and innovation in regard to tourism and cultural issues and development.

Our core function, envisaged include the following to (1) serve as a national repository for things of scientific, cultural, technological and human interest (2) to identify, protect and conserve and transmit the cultural and natural heritage of the region (3) to promote cultural resources in the interest of social and economic development.

All the above are with the express interest of demonstrating expertise, efficiency, competence, mutual cooperation with stakeholders, creativity towards innovation and adaptation to the ever emerging trends in tourism and cultural development.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy your reading of our issue and we look forward to your ever welcome contributions on how we can together, materialize our aspirations as outlined here in thank you and welcome again. Happy prosperous Year.

AKECH OBAT MASIRA
PUBLISHER
LAKE BASIN JEWEL MAGAZINE
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