Does tourism benefit the people of Kenya?

Introduction In this enquiry I will be asking the question "does tourism benefit the people of Kenya?". Tourism is Kenya's fastest growing industry - from 1960 to 1990 the number of tourists got 6 times bigger! - and it's Kenya's largest money earner from overseas, but it does not come without its problems. I will be addressing those problems along with the attractions and benefits of tourism in Kenya. Also, I will include solutions to the problems and …

…with their economic difficulties. Because the economic prospects for Kenya without tourism are so bad, the benefits outweigh the problems. But it is definitely in Kenya's interest to concentrate on sustainable tourism or the situation will just get worse and worse. Tourism does benefit the people of Kenya in some ways but it causes problems in other ways. The problems need to be addressed and dealt with as soon as possible by the Kenyan government.