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Anne Macharia in Nairobi

'It’s about stopping harmful tourism': the fight against Maasai Mara luxury hotel

The Great Migration from Tanzania to Kenya's Maasai Mara has become a major draw for tourists. Penny Robartes

In Kenya's Maasai Mara, local people say a new luxury safari hotel is threatening the ecosystem – and the livelihoods of those for whom tourism was supposed to bring opportunity.

At dawn, when the mist is still clinging to the grass, Nasieku Kipeke's hands are already moving through beads. Red, blue, white... she threads them with the same rhythm her mother taught her.

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