Narok County government lost Ksh.2.25 billion in revenue at the Maasai Mara game reserve when the country was closed to contain the COVID-19 spread last year.
Speaking in Narok town, Narok County Governor Samuel Tunai said the loss was occasioned by international travel advisories issued by many countries in the world that banned foreign travel.
80 percent of hotel bookings at the world famous game reserve have been cancelled following recent restriction of movement in five counties announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The county boss now fears that the county will suffer more losses as the Easter holidays one of the peak seasons approaches at the Maasai Mara as many foreigners and locals prefer celebrating the long holiday at the Mara.
Although Governor Tunai lauded the measures being set by the government to curb the spread of the virus, he noted that the fresh restrictions risk eroding recovery progress archived earlier.
