Kenya’s airline operators have joined other tourism stakeholders in opposing the new park fee payment system introduced by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
Under the new system, only M-Pesa and Visa card payments are accepted, with the KWS scrapping the bank transfer option that many tour operators relied on for group payments. What has further unsettled the industry is the introduction of an 8.5 percent processing fee for all card payments, a rate KTF says is high compared to other government platforms.
