AVIATION AND TOURISM IMPERATIVES FOR AFRICA – ACCELERATING THE

PACE OF DEVELOPMENT

Legal & Regulatory Issues Affecting Tourism in Africa

Sonal SejpalAnjarwalla & Khanna, Advocates

BOTSWANA | BURUNDI | ETHIOPIA | KENYA | MALAWI | MAURITIUS | MOZAMBIQUE | RWANDA | SUDAN | TANZANIA | UGANDA | ZAMBIA

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TOURISM AND DEVOLUTION

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The Constitution of Kenya

National Tourism Strategy

Local Tourism and Tourism Levies

Role of National & County

Government

VAT on Tour Operators and Travel Agencies

IMMIGRATION

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Immigration within Africa

Possible reform of the immigration

sector

EAC Treaty and the Protocol on the

Common Market

Shengen Agreement in Europe and the benefits of

common market

AVIATION AND TAXATION

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EAC Surcharge

Tax on aviation fuel

Tax measures affecting the price of airfares in East Africa

Proposed exemption from VAT of supply aviation fuel

The Value Added Tax Bill

“OPEN SKIES” FOR AFRICA

• Liberalization of the aviation sector in Africa

• Yamoussoukro Decision and challenges in implementation

Reform of national aviation laws Protectionism by African states

• EU-US Open Skies Agreement

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INFRASTRUCTURESAFETY AND SECURITY

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Kenya Civil Aviation

Authority

Jomo Kenyatta

International Airport

Ranking of JKIA

Challenges to establishment of direct flights to

the US

Construction of new

terminal at JKIA

Civil Aviation Act, 2013 and

regulations

THANK YOU

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