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Locals carve niche tourist site in Kilifi forest
Francis Charo, the Arabuko villa manager, explains the features of a Giriama house at the site. The community has built a tourist attraction through combining conservation with favourable legislation. Daniel Sitole
Kilifi residents are turning the world-famous Arabuko Sokoke Forest biodiversity into a business entity through combining conservation with favourable forestry laws to establish a niche tourist attraction.
Arabuko Sokoke Forest Adjacent Dwellers Association (ASFADA) comprises 152,000 members from 52 villages, working closely with the Kenya Forest Sevice (KFS) and KWS.