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Tourist visa fees too low, says Wetangula
Foreign Affairs minister Moses Wetangula. Mr Wetang’ula described the US move, the second such action within four weeks as ''meddlesome’’. Photo/FILE
Posted Thursday, October 8 2009 at 17:15
In Summary
A Kenyan tourist visa now costs $25, half of what neighbouring countries are charging.
Preliminary studies show there has been no increase in the number of visitors since the change in fees, the minister said.
He was responding to a question posed by the committee where the frosty relations of the two ministries came up.
The committee chair pointed out that the poor treatment some parliamentarians have received in the recent past in some East African countries reflected the hostility between the two ministries.
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Submitted by kajanakafupiPosted October 08, 2009 09:22 PM
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Submitted by kimash
Bwana wetangula For your information, we should not be charging visas for visitors especially when other countries like Malaysia, Tailand, Indonesia, Singerpore and SA are actually not appling visa fees to visitors. We should be comparing ourselves with this countries that record over 5 million tourists an year, not with Uganda, Tanzania and somali. More revenue can be recorded from other activities if you do your job right.
Posted October 08, 2009 08:46 PM -
Submitted by gietmany
Try to hike that fee mr. minister and your nationals attraction will be a ghost town
Posted October 08, 2009 08:43 PM -
Submitted by ananua
'Cheap destination'... yah...it shows for real how cheap minded kenyan leaders are... you can't see that too Mr. Wentangula
Posted October 08, 2009 08:34 PM -
Submitted by gpesa
Mr. Wetangula, is right. They are rich, they should pay higher fees like they charge for us to go to their countries. $25 extra will not prevent someone who want to visit come to kenya, but that same amount could add to our tax revenue... assuming Wetangula and cohots dont steal it G
Posted October 08, 2009 08:33 PM
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You are right Bwana Waziri, these fees are too low, as compared to what Kenya's pay to visit other countries, plus the visitors do not need to go to the embassy an wait for days. Also agreed that the low visa fees have no positive effect on tourist numbers. The fee should be higher.