This research report is based on a survey carried out on ecotourism to establish the understanding
and experiences of the local leaders and members of the local community of Kamogich location
of Keiyo District.
The main objective was to assess their knowledge and altitudes towards eco tourism and to
obtain their views and opinions on the establishment of an eco-tourism project in the location.
Research methodology involved the administration of open ended questionnaires, interviews and
literature review.
The findings revealed that most of the local leaders and community members of Kamogich
location had low to moderate level of knowledge and understanding of ecotourism. However
upon explanation of the meaning and importance of ecotourism, and their attitudes were very
positive to the concept of ecotourism and readily welcomed the idea of the establishment of an
ecotourism project in their location.
The findings also revealed that there is need to create more awareness by providing information
regarding ecotourism potentials in the location and its benefits so as to encourage the local
leaders and community members to conserve natural tourism resources and hence improve the
economy of the locals.
The findings also revealed that Kamogich location has a lot of eco tourism potential that needs to
be tapped mainly for the benefit of the local economy and the country in general