POLICY IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS FOR MOUNTAIN TOURISM DESTINATIONS; CASE OF MOUNT KENYA WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Abstract
The aim of this study is to identify the existing barriers towards successful policy
implementation in Mount Kenya World Heritage Site. The study adopted descriptive research design
with both qualitative and quantitative approaches to identify policy implementation barriers from field
survey as well as reviewed literature. The study respondents were the policy makers (government
officials), porters and guides operating within the heritage site. Data was collected using key
informant interviews and Likert-scale questionnaires. The study results found out that some of the
policy implementation barriers in Mount Kenya World Heritage Site include: human and financial
constraints, sectoral conflicts of interest, economic prioritization of the heritage site and conflicting
policies resulting from the heritage site being a dual-management ecosystem.
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