The Kenya Wildlife Services has been put on the spot following the death of seven people at the at Hell’s Gate in Naivasha on Sunday.
The management of the authority has been questioned over the bid to ensure the safety of the tourists visiting the place in the course of the year after the tragic incident.
KWS has been asked to explain why there have been deaths at the gorge yet they receive updates from different bodies over the weather condition.
The officials have been put to task over the threat the gorge poses to both local and international tourists continue. In the past, criminals have dumped bodies in different parts of the park and nothing has been done over the same.
On Sunday, six Kenyans and an Indian perished after flash floods swept them away. The management had established a Ranger Post but the officers could not save the lives of the victims. The post has three uniformed warders from KWS and a control car.
The self-help group has also been established to help tourists visiting the place. A tour-guide Johnston Ole Tuiya said that they often undergo training before they start working. He noted that the training is often undertaken by the KWS officials.
“We came together as youth from the areas around this park and formed the group,” a tour-guide Johnston Ole Tuiya said, as quoted by Daily Nation.
“Each one of us undergoes vetting by the KWS before they are allowed to accompany visitors into the gorges.”
Tuiya also said that the guided do not need formal education but they are trained on the routes to the gorge as well as dangerous areas they must avoid while there. The gorge was closed indefinitely as probe into the matter continues following the death.