The Wildlife (Conservation and Management) (National Parks) (Amendment) Regulations, Legal Notice no. 34 of 2022

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REPORTING LIBRARY SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 24 161 24th February, 2022 (Legislative Supplement No. 17) LEGAL NOTICE No. 34 THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT, 2013 (No. 47 of 2013) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013, the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife makes the following Regulations 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Citation. (Conservation and Management) (National Parks) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. 2. The Wildlife (Conservation and Management) (National L.N. 1/2014. Parks) Regulations, 2013, hereinafter referred to as the "principal Regulations", are amended in regulation 2 by — (a) deleting the definition of "daily fee" and substituting therefor the following new definition— "daily fee" means the fee paid for a single entry to a National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary and which shall be valid for not longer than twenty-four hours; (b) inserting the following new definitions in proper alphabetical sequence — "high season" means the period between the 1st July of one year and the 29th February of the following year; "low season" means the period between the 1st March of one year and the 30th June of the following year; and "student" means an individual from a recognized secondary school, Government or private college or university who is not older than twenty-three years visiting a National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary for educational purposes under a documented and organised arrangement with that school, college or university but not a student on a personally-arranged visit. 3. The principal Regulations are amended in regulation 4 by adding the following new subregulation immediately after subregulation (3)— (4) Any payments made under these Regulations in respect of any matter set out in the Schedule shall be made through the KWS Zurupay App and shall be cashless. 4. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting Part II of the Schedule and substituting therefor the following new Part— 162 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 PART II—FEES FOR ENTRY INTO NATIONAL PARKS, NATIONAL RESERVES OR SANCTUARIES MANAGED BY THE KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE 1. The following fees shall be applicable for the period between 1st January, 2022 and 30th June, 2022— (a) Entry fees for adults: National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary Kenya CitizenslRe.vidents (Ksh.) Non-residents (US$) Nakuru, Amboseli 860 60 Tsavo East, Tsavo West 515 52 Meru, Aberdare, Kora, Kihari gate 300 52 Hell's Gate, Mt. Elgon, Mt. Longonot, 01 Donyo Sabuk 300 26 Nairobi 430 43 All other Parks 300 25 Mt. Kenya (but not including camping charges) Day trip 430 52 Three-day package 1,290 156 Four-day package 1,720 208 Five-day package 2,150 260 Six-day package 2,580 312 Sanctuaries (Kisumu Impala, Nairobi Animal Orphanage, Safari Walk, Lake Elementaita) 215 25 Kisite Mpunguti 215 17 Marine Parks & Reserves 130 17 (b) Entry fees for: (i) children aged between three years and eighteen years; and (ii) students who are not older than twenty-three years who have obtained approval from the Kenya Wildlife Service at last two weeks before the visit and who produce valid student passes: National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary Kenya CitizenslResidents (Ksh.) Non-residents (US$) Nakuru, Amboseli 215 35 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 163 National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary Kenya Citizens/Residents (Ksh.) Non-residents (US$) Tsavo East, Tsavo West 215 35 Meru, Aberdare, Kora 215 52 Kihari gate 215 43 Hell's Gate, Mt. Elgon, Mt. Longonot, 01 Donyo Sabuk 215 17 Nairobi 215 22 All other Parks 125 13 Mt. Kenya (but not including camping charges) Day trip 215 26 Three-day package 645 78 Four-day package 860 104 Five-thy package 1,075 130 Six-day package 1,290 156 Sanctuaries (Kisumu Impala, Nairobi Animal Orphanage, Safari Walk, Lake Elementaita) 125 13 Marine Parks & Reserves 125 13 2. The following fees shall be applicable for the period between the 1st July, 2022 and the 31st December 2023— (a) Entry fees for adults: National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary Kenya Citizens/Residents (Ksh.) Non-Residents (US$) High season Low season High season Low season Nakuru, Amboseli 800 600 70 40 Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Meru, Aberdare, Kora 500 300 60 35 Hell's Gate, Mt. Elgon, Mt. Longonot, 01 Donyo Sabuk 300 250 30 20 Nairobi 500 400 60 40 All other Parks 300 250 25 20 Mt. Kenya Day trip 430 250 52 30 Three-thy package including camping 1,880 1350 215 150, 164 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 National Park, Sanctuary National Reserve or Kenya CitizenslResidents (Ksh.) Non-Residents (US$) High season Low season High season Low season Four-day package including camping 2,500 1,800 285 200 Five-day package including camping 3,100 2,250 355 250 Six-day package including camping 3,750 2,700 430 300 Sanctuaries (Kisumu Impala, Nairobi Animal Orphanage, Safari Walk, Lake Elementaita) 250 200 25 20 Marine Parks & Reserves 200 150 15 10 (b) Entry fees for: (i) children aged between three years and eighteen years; and (ii) students who are not older than twenty-three years who have obtained approval from the Kenya Wildlife Service at last two weeks before the visit and who produce valid student passes: National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary Kenya CitizenslResidents (Ksh.) Non-Residents (US$) High season Low season High season Low season Nakuru, Amboseli 215 215 20 20 Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Meru, Aberdare, Kora 215 215 20 20 Hell's Gate, Mt. Elgon, Mt. Longonot, 01 Donyo Sabuk 215 215 20 20 Nairobi 215 215 20 20 All other Parks 215 215 15 15 Mt. Kenya (but not including camping charges) Day trip 250 250 20 20 Three-day package 1,200 1,200 105 105 Four-day package 1,600 1,600 140 140 Five-day package 2,000 2,000 175 175 Six-day package 2,400 2,400 430 205 Sanctuaries (Kisumu Impala, Nairobi 125 125 15 15 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 165 National Park, National Reserve or Sanctuary Kenya Citizens/Residents (Ksh.) Non-Residents (US$) High season Low season High season Low season Animal Orphanage, Safari Walk, Lake Elementaita) Marine Parks & Reserves 125 125 10 10 (c) Additional Special Activities and Conservation Experiences: Activity Kenya CitizenslResidents (Ksh.) Non-Residents (US$) Water sports in marine Parks and Reserves including wind surfing, kite surfing, kayaking, paddle boating, boat skiing and island picnics 500 per person 10 Sundowner, bush breakfast, and bush dinner for park visitors not residing within Park or Reserve 1,000 per person 10 Guided lion tracking in selected parks on prior arrangement 10,000 100 Guided rhino tracking in selected parks on prior arrangement 10,000 100 Guided hippo census in selected parks on prior arrangement 5,000 80 Warden's lecture (where available) for at least ten visitors on prior arrangement 3,000 per group 25 Ngulia VIP rhino hide (prior booking required) 20,000 350 per night Participation in scheduled lion, rhino, or elephant research activities 10,000 150 Sport fishing in Parks or Reserves, per line 1,500 50 Virtual KWS Park tours 50% of entry fee 50% of entry fee Entry to elephant orphanages in KWS Parks, Reserves or Sanctuaries 300 10 Event sites in premium and urban parks (KWS terms and 10 to 30 persons 30,000 300 31 to 50 persons 40,000 400 51 to 80 persons 50,000 500 166 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 Activity Kenya CitizenslResidents ( K.vh .) Non-Residents (US$) conditions shall apply) More than 81 persons 60,000 600 Event security charges for visitor groups of more than 50 persons 87,000 870 Guided nature walks and birdwatching 300 per person 15 Drone charges (KCAA licences required) 35,000 per day 350 Commercial photography/videography for feature films, adverts, dramas (relevant licences required) 20% of total cost 20% of total cost Music videos, vlogs, weddings, short feature films, commercial still photos 5,000 per clay 80 Off-road driving restoration fees 30% of total cost 30% of total cost Picnic charges (within KWS premises) excluding vehicle entry fee 100 per person 10 Photo session (weddings, graduations, or personal events.) 3,000 per group 30 Vehicle parking charges — KWS HQ, Malindi, Mombasa, Shimoni, Longonot, Hells Gate, Lake Nakuru (Not applicable to visitors with paid vehicle entry tickets) 300 per car per day 5 per day Nature Night Walk — Nairobi Safari Walk, Animal Orphanage, Saiwa, Elementaita, Kakamega 1,500 20 Zuru Kids Boot Camp — Safari Walk and Orphanage (Prior booking required) 1,000 10 Guided cave exploration (Chyulu, Elgon, Aberdare, Tsavo West and Mt. Kenya) 500 20 Adults Conservation Boot Camp per person per day (At least 15 persons, prior booking required) 2,000 20 (d) Special activity fees do not include entry fees into National Parks, Nationa Reserves or Sanctuaries. Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 167 (e) A security fee for one section of rangers shall apply in respect of event sites after 6:30 pm. (f) Additional annual passes: Annual pass Ksh. Couple's annual pass (any two adults) 80,000 Family annual pass (any two adults and up to five children under the age of 18 years) 130,000 (g) Vehicle entry fees Vehicle Ksh. Motorcycle with engine capacity not exceeding 250cc entering Hells Gate, Mt. Kenya, Aberdare, Longonot, Elgon, 01 Donyo Sabuk, Sibiloi, Meru 400 Made on the 4th February, 2022. NAJIB BALALA, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI