Travel warnings by foreign embassies have taken a virtually alarmist stance with some embassies even saying tourists have been killed. In spite of persistent calls by the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) for them to substantiate the claims, official from KTB claim the embassies have been evasive and none has given any evidence.

Since the December 27 elections no tourist has been killed or injured while the violence has mainly been in tiny pockets in the country. More than 95% of the country remains peaceful while images from western media portray a country on fire.

I got to speak to a tour guide and the chief warden at Nakuru national park on their opinion on the situation in the tourism industry which has seen visitor numbers drastically tumble.

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