Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/political-unrest-drags-on-kenyas-tourism-industry Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript The violence that exploded in Kenya earlier this year over allegations of vote-rigging has caused the country's tourism industry to slump. Margaret Warner reports from Kenya on the anemic state of one of the country's biggest economic engines. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JIM LEHRER: And onto Margaret Warner's final report on Kenya, from where she has been reporting all week. Her closer looks at what the recent political crisis and violence has done to tourism. MARGARET WARNER: This is the Kenya most foreigners think of: stunning vistas, glistening lakes, and, above all, abundant wildlife. A million overseas tourists come to Kenya each year for its natural beauty, from its beaches to the safari paradise of its many protected reserves.An early evening in Lake Nakuru National Park brings out some of Africa's most exotic animals. Zebras trot through the woods; hippos soak in the lake, waiting for the sun to set before they come out the feed; and at any time of day, more than one million pink flamingos.Safari excursions are a big business in Kenya, part of a $1 billion tourist industry that fuels the country's economic growth and promotes a perception of Kenya as a hospitable African country.But when tribal violence erupted after Kenya's late December election, all that came to a standstill. No tourists have been among the more than 1,000 Kenyans killed in the violence, but the U.S. and European governments issued advisories against travel to Kenya, and they remain in effect. CHARLES MUTHUI, Lake Nakuru National Park: These are flamingos, you can see. And the people… MARGARET WARNER: The pink out there. CHARLES MUTHUI: The pink, yes, these are all flamingos.