Amboseli national park is to see the construction of a new ultra modern gate complete with an information centre, waiting lounge, computers and the ability for visitors to use electronic cards which is aimed at improving the services being offered by the Kenya Wildlife Services to the visitors.
The Amboseli national park gate is going to cost 21 million Kenya shillings given the high cost of the latest technology according to the Director of Kenya Wildlife Services – KWS Mr. Kipng’etich Julius. The gate will have staff to orient the visitors to Amboseli national park about the birds and wildlife species found in the national park.
According to Mr. Kipng’etich, Kenya Wildlife Services wants the visitors to the park to know as much as possible about the details of the animals in the national park before entering the park as this will help the visitors know the rich wildlife diversity that the park has to offer.
According to the Kenya Wildlife Service director, the safari smart cards that will be introduced starting on the 1st of July 2011 will be able to be used at any supermarket across the Country. They can top it up at any supermarket and this will help them save time as they move from safari park to park.
Amboseli national park is one of the most visited national parks in Kenya contributing 22 percent of the total revenue from Kenya’s safari national parks with Nakuru national park offering 29 percent.
Kenya Wildlife Service’s chairman said that on completion of the ultra modern gate they will then construct curio shops to help the locals in the community peddle their crafts. The chair Mr. Mwiraria David says it will take over 6 months to complete the project.
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