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A section of Jumba la Mtwana Ruins in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, which is on the verge of being washed away by sea waves. The beach line fronting the site is also a breeding ground for endangered sea turtles. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]
The 600-year-old Jumba la Mtwana Ruins in Kilifi County is on the verge of collapse due to effects of global warming.
The walls of the village built in the 14th century are slowly falling into the ocean owing to effects of erosion that scientists blame on increasing water levels.
A tour of Jumba la Mtwana (the large house of the slave), which in the past was a tourist attraction site, reveals the historical site has been damaged by climate vagaries.
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THE STANDARD By
Ishaq Jumbe |
March 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
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Philip Mwakio |
January 24th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Veteran hotelier and war historian James G. Wilson at the entrance of Fort Jesus Museum in Mombasa. [Robert Menza, Standard]
James G Wilson has worked hard to create awareness of Kenya’s world war battlefields. The retired hotelier has a deep interest in documenting war history.
Wilson, a Kenyan of British decent travelled by ship from England in May of 1947, together with his mother Margaret and sister Susana, to Mombasa from where they boarded train to Nairobi before connecting to Kiganjo, Nyeri; by train again.
The son of a former British Army officer, Captain Charles Wilson, who was attached to the Royal Indian Army, he would later in life develop a keen interest in adventure that led to him to start exploring the infamous battle field grounds in Taita Taveta.