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PROMOTING CULTURAL TOURISM IN TURKANA COUNTY |
Annual Tobong’u Lore Festival Ends
In Turkana County
This
year’s four day Tobong’u Lore Festival kicked off on 12th August
2019 at Ekales Cultural Centre in Lodwar town and ended on Saturday. The
cultural fete attracted thousands of both domestic and foreign tourists.
Tobong’u Lore in the local Turkana language means “welcome back home.”
Historians
believe Turkana is the original homeland of man, owing to the presence of
archeological sites like Koobi Fora, which suggest the existence of early man.
Thus, it is believed Turkana County is the cradle of mankind.
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| Traditional Dancers at the festival |
Since
its inception in 5 years ago the festival has been attracting thousands of
guests from all over the world. In this year’s event, the Turkana showcased
their cultural heritage and diversity including songs, dances, food, costumes,
rituals and artefacts.
Once
a sleepy county, known for cattle rustling and ethnic conflict, the advent of
county governance and the discovery of oil in Ngamia 1 and 2 in the region has
awakened this sleepy giant and it is now attracting international attention in
terms of tourism and investments.
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| Turkana Traditional Dancers at the festival |
Guests
also visited other tourist attractions in the region such as Lake Turkana,
Koobi Foora Archaeological Site, Eliye Springs and the Kenyatta House where
Kenya’s founding father Jommo Kenyatta was detained during the struggle for
independence.
The
festival attracts thousands of tourists every year and the Turkana County
Government hopes to use it to promote tourism in the region. Arrival of
thousands of visitors from Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia is testimony
that the festival is a major tourist attraction in the county.
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