Draft CBT Framework for Kenya 2009.pdf - Nabuur

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Name Status Mandate Relevance to CBT Possible reorientation
for CBT
National
Museums of
Kenya
County
Councils
Kenya
Revenue
Authority
Ministry of
Finance
Kenya Bureau
of Standards
State
Corporation
under Ministry
of National
Heritage
Local
authorities
established
under Local
Government
Act (CAP 265)
State
Corporation
under Ministry
of Finance
The Ministry
of Finance
derives its
mandate from
the
Constitution of
Kenya, Cap
VII Sections
99-103 which
provides for
proper
budgetary and
expenditure
management
of government
financial
resources
State
Corporation
Promote and
protect national
heritage
Responsible for
local government,
including
management of
National Reserves
and collection of
local taxes
Collection of tax
revenue
Formulation of
financial and
economic policies.
Regulation of the
financial sector.
Management of
revenues,
expenditures and
borrowing by the
government.
Coordination of
donor support.
Coordination of
national budgeting
Creation and
enforcement of
standards
Has provided
some support to
tourism
developments in
important
biodiversity sites
e.g. Elangata
Wuas & technical
support to cultural
museums e.g.
Yaaku Cultural
Centre
Issuing of single
business licenses,
creation of bylaws
that may
affect CBTEs
Collection of
value added tax
and company tax
from registered
CBTEs
Currently little
Currently little
significance to
CBT, but may
change
Would be good for
NMK to have a more
formal role in
development of
cultural facilities &
linking tourism to
high biodiversity
areas
Councils should be
more aware of the
importance of tourism
for poverty
alleviation, and the
need not to over tax
and over-regulate
tourism. Individual
councils should be
discouraged/prevented
from imposing
punitive fees, taxes
and cesses on tourism
enterprises. Ideally
there should be
centralised guidelines
from the MoT though
MoLG
Provide assistance to
CBTs in
understanding how to
deal with VAT etc.
Creation of incentives
for investment in
CBTEs through the
national budgets.
Encouragement of
donor funding to CBT
(i.e. including tourism
in requests to bilateral
donors)
Streamlining and
reduction of taxation
burden for tourism
Giving tax-breaks for
tourism in accordance
with those for other
export industries
Avoid over-regulation
of tourism industry
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