Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has said that Manda Airport should be renamed to help tourists flying to Lamu identify with their destinations.
Balala also said that the move would make it easier to sell the region.
Speaking during a reception of the return of low cost airline Jambo Jet to Lamu, the CS said, “There is always a confusion when visitors are coming here (Lamu). When they hear they are coming to Lamu… they know its an island but when they come here they find another name. That creates confusion.”
“If we want to be effective in promotion and marketing and bring certainity in where the client is going is to have the airport also have name of the destination, ” Balala added.
According to Lamu County Governor Fahim Twaha who was present at the event, tourism in Lamu will be promoted when the government works on
Area governor Fahim Twaha also urged the government to work on allowing cruise ships to dock at the new port.
Twaha said, “You know we have a new port and we have seen you receiving cruise ships in Mombasa. It is time now you send some cruise ships to us in Lamu… You know we have nice madafu and music. We will arrange for them to have good shopping and very nice lunch and they can go back to the ship in the evening but leave some money here.”
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