Kenya officials say nobody sold the Bomas Cultural Center to any Turkish person. The government flat-out denies what former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed happened. Culture Department leader Ummi Bashir expressed complete surprise at these statements from Gachagua and called them totally false.
The government still fully controls Bomas through its Culture Department according to rules set last year. Bashir explained they plan big improvements instead of selling the place. The Cabinet agreed back on August 8, 2023, to create something called the Bomas International Convention Complex, not sell the property to foreigners.
Former Tourism boss Peninah Malonza first brought up this idea at a Cabinet meeting. The plan aims to make Kenya famous for hosting big international meetings and events. This new center would have lots of meeting rooms, a special area for presidents, and at least five hotels nearby. All this should help Kenya become more important for business travel and meetings.
Bashir mentioned that people have been talking about fixing up Bomas for around ten years already. The land papers from 1971 prove the government still legally controls everything. Gachagua told church members last Sunday that Bomas had been secretly sold despite his protests. He claimed aviation officials also tried stopping the deal but failed.
Bashir promises Kenyans that Bomas belongs to them and always will. The government just holds it for safekeeping on behalf of all citizens forever. These planned changes should make it much better without changing who actually controls it. The improvements match goals in the national economic plan to boost tourism and create more jobs.
The government still fully controls Bomas through its Culture Department according to rules set last year. Bashir explained they plan big improvements instead of selling the place. The Cabinet agreed back on August 8, 2023, to create something called the Bomas International Convention Complex, not sell the property to foreigners.
Former Tourism boss Peninah Malonza first brought up this idea at a Cabinet meeting. The plan aims to make Kenya famous for hosting big international meetings and events. This new center would have lots of meeting rooms, a special area for presidents, and at least five hotels nearby. All this should help Kenya become more important for business travel and meetings.
Bashir mentioned that people have been talking about fixing up Bomas for around ten years already. The land papers from 1971 prove the government still legally controls everything. Gachagua told church members last Sunday that Bomas had been secretly sold despite his protests. He claimed aviation officials also tried stopping the deal but failed.
Bashir promises Kenyans that Bomas belongs to them and always will. The government just holds it for safekeeping on behalf of all citizens forever. These planned changes should make it much better without changing who actually controls it. The improvements match goals in the national economic plan to boost tourism and create more jobs.
