10 PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH TOURISM IN KENYA
It encourages poaching as tourists demand for souvenirs in form of game trophies. The presence of tourists encourages crimes as they attract criminals. There is an increase in school drop-outs as children are enticed to leave school to show tourists around or to engage in illicit sexual behaviours with tourists. It increases use of drug trafficking and abuse. Some of the tourist traffic drugs and encourage the youths to use and abuse drugs. Tourism interferes with wildlife as tourists litter the parks – making wild animals to ingest the litter which changes their feeding habits. Luxury goods are imported to provide for the needs of tourists’ hotel facilities. This drains the country of its foreign exchange. Tourist facilities are developed at the expense of other development projects like roads , airstrips, health facilities, etc. The presence of tourists can lead to moral degradation/decay and interfere with the societal fabrics Most tourists pay for their upkeep abroad causin...