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Business Daily: Reviving Kenya’s ancient trading port

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Reviving Kenya’s ancient trading port

08/09/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Reviving Kenya’s ancient trading port

How Lamu is betting on a new deep sea port for an economic renaissance.

Lamu, once a bustling gateway to the Indian Ocean, has seen its fortunes decline in recent decades, not least because of its position near the border with Somalia, and the threat from militants. But earlier this year a new deep sea port was opened, which, the Kenyan government hopes, will make Lamu a commercial superstar once more. Vivienne Nunis takes a tour of the port with Dolly Okanga from Kenya Ports Authority. We also speak to Famao Shukry about a special kind of sea turtle in the area, and from Atwaa Salim from the Lamu Marine Conservation trust, who explains why the area’s mangroves are so significant to the economy and the environment. 

Picture: Dolly Okanga from the Kenyan Ports Authority. Credit: Vivienne Nunis / BBC

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