Nakuru County World Tourism Day Celebration 2021 – Lake Solai, 27th Sept 2021
Nakuru county World Tourism day celebration will be in Lake Solai this year. We shall showcase:
Blue Economy: Fishing and food security.
Culture: Tugen tradition, cultural food, traditional dancers etc
Adventure: Morning hiking, birdwatching and boat safari.
Investment: Tourism investment opportunities.
For the last four years, we have celebrated this event and we urge you all to come out and participate through camping, hiking, exhibition and all other activities lined up in the program. In line with the theme for this year TOURISM FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, let us join hands with HE the Governor Hon Lee Kinyanjui to support this rural area of Solai that has huge tourism potential.
The history of Nakuru County is colourful and splendid. The county’s rich history is joined at the hip with that of the entire nation. When the Kenya-Uganda railway line was constructed, although heavily criticized as the Lunatic Express or a road to nowhere, it had a profound impact in the creation the nation today known as Kenya. As the nation grew, Nakuru Town also developed out of the activities of the railroad as it was one of the major stopovers that encouraged growth of business centres along the railway from Mombasa en route for Kisumu. Nakuru County was among the area that was annexed as white highlands, where many colonialists chose to settle. From then on, Nakuru quickly transformed into a big town which later was to become the headquarters of the Rift Valley Province, serving as the nerve centre for other 14 counties in the region. Actually it is very much easy and convenient to get to any part of Rift Valley or the entire nation from Nakuru. From Nakuru Town to other regional headquarters in the country with the exception of Mombasa is two and half hours’ drive. This quality makes Nakuru County the pearl of Rift Valley and indeed the entire nation. The County sits at the centre of the great road from Mombasa to Nairobi all the way through Nyanza opening Kenya to East and Central Africa, thus Nakuru is strategically located and favorable for investors, a factor that gives this county a great impetus for great socio-economic growth.