{"id":26848,"date":"2026-09-19T06:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=26848"},"modified":"2026-09-19T07:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:22:19","slug":"fairways-hotel-hosts-kisumu-tourism-stakeholders-as-county-plans-tourist-police-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/fairways-hotel-hosts-kisumu-tourism-stakeholders-as-county-plans-tourist-police-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairways Hotel hosts Kisumu tourism stakeholders as county plans tourist police unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kisumu County is planning to establish a tourist police unit as part of efforts to improve security and attract more visitors to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">County Minister for Trade, Tourism, Cooperatives, Industry and Marketing Farida Salim said discussions were under way with the Tourism Regulatory Authority on the proposed unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was speaking on Friday at a tourism awareness breakfast hosted by Fairways Hotel, which brought together hoteliers, county officials, tourism stakeholders and the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salim said the county wanted to improve communication about tourism facilities and developments in Kisumu and the wider region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are creating awareness on the existing facilities in this region and the accurate stories on the milestone Kisumu and this region has recorded,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salim also called on hotels to hold quarterly security meetings, saying the industry needed to focus on preventing security incidents rather than responding to them after they occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26856 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-1100x790.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-680x488.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-200x144.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1-20x14.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0004-1.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>The Fairways Hotel has modernised several of its facilities ahead of the week-long tourism event and the County Assembly Sports Association games in October\/Photo: Chidi Mathew.<br><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She made the comments after touring Fairways Hotel, whose management said it had overcome security-related challenges earlier in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The county government also announced plans for the Kisumu Tourism Fiesta, scheduled to take place from 22 to 26 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme will include a street carnival celebrating local culture, a youth symposium focusing on digital technology and artificial intelligence in tourism, and the second Kisumu City Drift Takeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fairways Hotel&#8217;s incoming general manager, Raphael Onyango, said the breakfast was intended to reconnect the hotel with the local community and tourism industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26854 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-1100x817.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-680x505.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-200x149.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2-20x15.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0003-2.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Fairways Hotel incoming General Manager Raphael Onyango speaks to the media on Friday, flanked by Tourism CEC Farida Salim, after hosting key players in the tourism industry\/Photo: Chidi Mathew.<br><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our level as Fairways Hotel is very high, the standards we sell are very high against even our competitors,&#8221; 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Onyango added that the hotel was working with local security agencies to maintain safety for guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lake Victoria Tourism Association secretary-general Robert Ayoko welcomed the initiative and encouraged other tourism businesses to engage more closely with stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said tourism facilities in western Kenya were equipped to receive visitors and that security remained a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26853 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-1100x1467.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-680x907.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002-20x27.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260919-WA0002.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ayoko also announced other events planned in the region, including World Tourism Day celebrations featuring a cultural event and World Talent Conference at Talent University next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said members of the association across western Kenya had undergone customer-care training, including tour guides and transport operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The events and initiatives are part of wider efforts by tourism stakeholders to promote Kisumu and the western Kenya circuit as a destination for domestic and international visitors.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kisumu County is planning to establish a tourist police unit as part of efforts to improve security and attract more visitors to the region. 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