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Centuries old slave caves become interesting attractions for tourists

Idara September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Business & Finance, Culture & Arts, Editor Picks, Education, Features, Kwale, News, Politics, Tourism 0

More than a century after the slave trade ended on the Swahili coast of East Africa, caves that were used as ‘slaveholding pens’ remain as relics in Shimoni, a sleepy

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Sh.497 million seawall construction in Mombasa nears completion

Idara March 8, 2019 Business & Finance, Culture & Arts, Editor Picks, Education, Mombasa, News, Tourism 0

The construction of Sh.490 million seawall to protect the foundation of the historic Fort Jesus Museum in Mombasa from collapsing is almost 80 per cent complete. The structurally sound seawall is

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Conference on underwater cultural heritage kicks off in Malindi

Idara March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Business & Finance, Culture & Arts, Editor Picks, Education, Mombasa, News, Security, Technology, Tourism 0

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in collaboration with Ministry of Sports Culture and the Arts and National Museums of Kenya (NMK) are organizing a regional ministerial

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