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Storm over new by-laws to bar sale of curios in Maasai Mara lodges, hotels

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Maasai women display beads, bangles and clubs to tourists visiting Amboseli National Park. [File, Standard]

A storm is brewing between hotel owners within the Maasai Mara ecosystem and the County Government of Narok over a proposal to ban the sale of curios in lodges, tented camps, and hotels.

According to Assembly Speaker David Ole Dikirr, the move is intended to empower women, improve sustainable development, and alleviate poverty.

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