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The Drowned Valleys on the Coast of Kenya
THE DROWNED VALLEYS ON THE COAST OF KENYA. By H. L. SIKES, B.A., B.E., H.INST. C.E., F.G.S. In his report on the Geology of the East Africa Protectorate .(Col. Rep. Misc. No. 45, Cd. 3828, London, 1908), Mr. H. B. Maufe pomted out that the tidal creeks on the coast of Kenya, the rock floors of which are far below sea level, originated as land valleys, which are now •• drowned." He also indicated that the sub-aerial erosion which produced or rejuvenated these valleys must have taken .place subse• quent to the formation of the raised coral reefs of Pleistocene age which form the existing coastal strip including most of Mombasa Island. Although much is still obscure, light has been thrown in recent years on the oscillations of relative level between sea and land on .the .East African coast. Amongst the writings which bear on this matter are Stockley's report on the" Geology of the Zanzibar Protec• tora.te " (London, 1928) with the associated report on the" Palaeon• tology of the Zanzibar Protectorate " by various specialists (London, 1927), Monograph No. IV of the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow Univer• sity, containing various reports on geological collections from the coast lands of Kenya Colony made by Miss McKinnon W0011, and various papers and other publications recording the results of research work in other parts of the world on the relative level of land and sea during Quaternary times, the factors influencing coral growth, the solution of limestones by sea water and other phenomena. Borings carried out from time to time for the purpose of obtaining information relating to foundations for bridges and other structures, and to find water, have yielded evidence which is not without significance in the consideration of the history of these submerged valleys. -
The People's Parliament in Mombasa, Kenya Stephanie Diepeveen
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Apollo PRE-PUBLICATION DRAFT Politics in everyday Kenyan street-life: the people’s parliament in Mombasa, Kenya Stephanie Diepeveen* Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Correspondence details: Jesus College, Cambridge CB5 8BL, Phone Number: +44 7596023167, Email: [email protected] The Version of Record of this manuscript is published and available in the Journal of Eastern African Studies (June 2016) via www.tandfonline.com http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2016.1187806 * Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] 2 S. Diepeveen Politics in everyday Kenyan street-life: the people’s parliament in Mombasa, Kenya The presence of politics in everyday experiences is not new to the study of politics in Africa, located in popular arts, culture and dialogue. Yet, most often, attention to political possibilities in the everyday appears preoccupied with their relationship to rule and authority, making it difficult to imagine political significance outside of an influence on forms of dominance. Hannah Arendt’s early political thought provides an alternative way to imagine politics in everyday publics, separating politics from rule and locating it in public speech and action. Drawing on Arendt’s ideas around political significance of publics, this paper examines the nature and scope of political possibilities of a street parliament in Mombasa, Kenya. It reveals how possibilities for Arendtian political action are present in informal practices of public discussion, which are both contingent upon and compromised by competing interests, including elite and partisan competition. -
Death Traps at the Sea, a Call for Action by the President
DEATH TRAPS AT THE SEA, A CALL FOR ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA The demise of Mariam Kighenda and daughter Amanda Mutheu at the Mombasa Ferry lifted the lid on the extent of malpractices and incompetence of state actors, particularly on safety standards. The Kenya Ferry Service Cooperation is a crucial link to South Coast and to the neighboring Tanzania. It has been operating since 1937 with management in private hands until 1989 when the government took control of Ferry. The ownership was formalized courtesy of a National Assembly Sessional Paper No. 3 of 1998. Government therefore owns 80 percent and 20 percent for Kenya Ports Authority. The state cannot therefore escape blame on the matter of gross incompetence and neglect of duty at the Service. The key business of Kenya Ferry is ferrying passengers and their property. Upon acquisition in 1989, the state purchased four new Ferries to improve service delivery. Three of these, MV Nyayo, Harambee and Kilindini, still operate in very worrying conditions. The service ferries 300,000 passengers and at least 6000 vehicles daily. There is thus a clear justification for enhanced safety standards. The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) is mandated to assess and certify the facility's security plan. This should be reviewed every four years, a requirement of the International Ship and Port facility Security (ISPS) code. However, a cursory glance into the reports of ferry disaster dairy points to a looming crisis: a. On October 26, 2015, eleven people were seriously injured in a stampede at the Likoni channel as hundreds of commuters scrambled to access the ferries. -
Mombasa, Kenya
04:03:00S 39:40:00E SISTER CITY SINCE 2012 MOMBASA Country: KENYA Official Languages: SWAHILI ENGLISH Spoken Languages: Province: COAST PROVINCE SWAHILI ENGLISH Demonym: MOMBASIAN Municipality: MOMBASA CITY Nickname: MVITA (“ISLAND OF WAR”) Population: 523 183 (City) Area: 212 km2 (82 sq mi) Population Density: 4 400 / km2 (11 000 / sq mi) Elevation: 50 m (160 ft) Time Zone: EAT (GMT +3) 30°C (86°F) 22°C (72°F) APR - MAY 1059 mm (51 in) TROPICAL Summer Average Winter Average Rain Season Annual Average TOURISM TRADE FISHING PORT of MOMBASA MOI INTERNATIONAL OIL REFINING Kenya’s Largest Port 61 km From Central Mombasa CEMENT 1.1 million Tourists Per Year Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya, situated on the east coast bordering the Indian Ocean. The city is a regional cultural, economic and tourism hub. The city is the host to the Coast Province Administration. Mombasa’s large deepwater port and international airport make it an important trading centre due to its strategic position. The city centre is located on Mombasa Island and sprawls to the surrounding mainlands. The island is separated from the mainland by two creeks: Tudor Creek and Kilindini Harbour. It is connected to the mainland to the north by the Nyali Bridge, to the south by the Likoni Ferry and to the west by the Makupa Causeway, alongside which runs the Kenya-Uganda Railway. The port serves both Kenya and countries of the interior, linking them to the Ocean. The exact founding date of the city is unknown; Swahili scholars place the founding of Mombasa as 900 A.D. -
Chapter 14 Environmental and Social Considerations
Preparatory Survey for the Mombasa Gate Bridge Construction Project Chapter 14 Environmental and Social Considerations 14.1 Project Component which Affect Environmental and Social Considerations This project is for the construction of a bridge which will supplement the existing car ferry service connecting Mombasa Island and Mainland South. The project will improve traffic conditions between Mombasa Island and the Mainland and will contribute to the development of the local economy. However, the construction works and the existence and operation of the bridge may cause negative impacts on the environment and require land acquisition and involuntary resettlement for the development of approach roads. Table 14.1-1 Outlines of the Project Specifications Design speed: 50km/h Composition of bridge section: 3.5m x 4 lanes+ 1.5m road shoulders (both sides) + 2.0m pedestrian walkway (one side) Composition of ramp sections: 3.5m + 1.5m (shoulder) Road Length Total: 10.5km Main bridge: 1.4km Approach road on Mombasa side: 2.8km Approach road in Likoni: 4.7km Widening of existing road (Likoni): 1.6km Main Bridge Structure: Cable-Stayed Bridge Span: 360m+720m+360m Footing of main tower: Steel Pipe Sheet Pile Foundation (Mombasa Island) Main Structure of Viaduct (PC) Approach Road Embankment Others (Spaces for Construction yard (Unfixed) Construction Storage yards for large size steel materials (Unfixed. Required on both sides of the Activities) Mombasa Island and Mainland South side) Temporary wharfs (Unfixed. Required on both sides of the Mombasa Island and Mainland South side) Concrete plant and hot-mixed-asphalt (HMA) plant (Unfixed. Required on both sides of the Mombasa Island and Mainland South side) PC girder fabrication yard (Unfixed. -
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Goodman, Zoe (2018) Tales of the everyday city: geography and chronology in postcolonial Mombasa. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/30271 Copyright © and Moral Rights for this thesis are retained by the author and/or other copyright owners. A copy can be downloaded for personal non‐commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the copyright holder/s. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. When referring to this thesis, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given e.g. AUTHOR (year of submission) "Full thesis title", name of the School or Department, PhD Thesis, pagination. Tales of the everyday city: geography and chronology in postcolonial Mombasa Zoë Goodman Thesis submitted for the degree of PhD 2017 Department of Anthropology and Sociology SOAS, University of London Abstract Grounded in ethnographic research conducted amongst Mombasa‘s small and heterogeneous Muslim population with roots in what is today the Indian state of Gujarat, this thesis explores the mobilities, insecurities, notions of Islamic reform and patterns of claims-making that circulate in the city. These themes are examined through the lens of ‗everyday‘ discourse and practice, paying particular attention to the multiplicity of dispositions towards time and space that inform these broader urban processes. The thesis describes Mombasan Muslims struggling with history and with the future. -
MOMBASA Gateway to Africa David Kilcullen
FUTURE OF AFRICAN CITIES PROJECT DISCUSSION PAPER 07/2019 MOMBASA Gateway to Africa David Kilcullen Strengthening Africa’s economic performance MOMBASA Gateway to Africa Contents Executive Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Gateway to Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 A History of Connection and Exploitation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Coast Versus Hinterland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Conflict on the Coast .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Upgrading the Urban Fabric .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Hardware Versus Software .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Geopolitics on Rails .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Gateway to the Future? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 About the Author Dr David Kilcullen is a Professor in the School of Published in September 2019 by The Brenthurst Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New Foundation South Wales in Canberra, Australia, is CEO of the research The Brenthurst Foundation firm Cordillera Applications Group, and has been an (Pty) Limited associate of the Brenthurst Foundation since -
A Brief Overview of Marine Traffic Status on Port of Mombasa and Maritime Activities in Kenya
2015년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 pp. 5~8 A Brief overview of Marine Traffic Status on port of Mombasa and Maritime Activities in Kenya Onyango Shem Otoi*․ Young-Soo Park**․Kyalo Michael Mutisya*** *Graduate school, Department of Coast Guard studies, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 606-791, Korea. **Professor, Division of Maritime Transport Science, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 606-791, Korea. ***Department of Maritime Safety, Kenya Maritime Authority, Mombasa 95076-80104, Kenya. Abstract: Kenya is a sovereign country with a vast potential in maritime industry. Though Kenya is known to have made it in IMO white list on 14TH May 2010, she is making huge investments in maritime industry in an effort to have a share of booming world maritime industry and sea trade. Statistics has it that 90% of trade volume is carried on the sea, which is strong indication that for any country inspiring to be an economic powerhouse it has to have a lion share of sea trade volume, and one of the proven ways in gaining economic success is by investing heavily in maritime infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief description of marine traffic status in port of Mombasa which is the largest port in Kenya, highlight vital features of multi-billion Lamu port investment under taken by the Kenyan government and finally discuss the future of maritime industry and Kenyan seafarer. Key words: Marine traffic, port index, Infrastructure, LAPSSET, maritime industry. 1. Introduction most education institutions offers diploma maritime course with an exception of one university which is offering Kenya is a sovereign country located on Eastern African degree course in marine engineering. -
KENYA Public Disclosure Authorized
SFG3071 REPUBLIC OF KENYA Public Disclosure Authorized MINISTRY OF WATER & IRRIGATION COAST WATER SERVICES BOARD (CWSB) Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROJECT REPORT FOR Public Disclosure Authorized IMPROVING THE EXISTING STORM WATER OUTLETS, OUTFALL AND COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS IN MOMBASA ISLAND Works carried out under Contract No.: CWSB/WaSSIP-AF/C/37/2016 Report Prepared by: Public Disclosure Authorized Zamconsult Consulting Engineers FEBRUARY 2017 Zamconsult Consulting Engineers February 2017 ESIA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The Coast Water Services Board (CWSB) is a Parastatal (Government Owned and Autonomous) created under Water Act, 2002 and established through a Gazette Notice No. 1328 of 27 February 2004. CWSB (or the Board) is the agency charged with the responsibility for the effective and efficient provision of water and sanitation services within the Coast Province. The Board undertakes this by contracting Water Service Providers. As part of its mandate, CWSB intends to reduce the pollution of the Indian Ocean, by the removal of floatables and grit from seven storm water outlets, one outfall at Kizingo Waste Water Treatment Plant and four Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in Mombasa Island under the Kenya Water and Sanitation Development Project. These twelve sites have been selected for improvement. The improvements will involve the construction of grit removal chambers and coarse and fine screens to reduce the amount of floatables and grits making its way to the Indian Ocean. The -
Republic of Kenya Coast Water Works Development Agency
REPUBLIC OF KENYA Public Disclosure Authorized COAST WATER WORKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WATER AND SANITATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (WSDP) Preparation of Detailed Designs, Preliminary ESIA/RAP and Tender Documents for Water Distribution Works for Mombasa and 3WSPs Contract No. CWSB/WaSSIP-AF/C/34/2017 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) PROJECT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED WATER DISTRIBUTION SHORT TERM WORKS FOR MOMBASA NORTH MAINLAND Consultant: MANGAT, I.B. PATEL (MIBP) LIMITED CONSULTING ENGINEERS P.O. BOX 48674, 00100 - GPO NAIROBI, KENYA E-mail: [email protected] Public Disclosure Authorized Tel: +254 - 20 - 2710500 Mobile: +254 - 725 321 201 NOVEMBER 2020 Preparation of Detailed Designs, Preliminary ESIA/RAP ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) and Tender Documents for Water Distribution Works for PROJECT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED WATER DISTRIBUTION Mombasa and 3WSPs SHORT TERM WORKS FOR MOMBASA NORTH MAINLAND “DOCUMENT CONTROL” The document was prepared under WATER AND SANITATION SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – ADDITIONAL FINANCING (WASSIP-AF) while its implementation is under WATER AND SANITATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM(WSDP) Preparation of Detailed Designs, Preliminary ESIA/RAP and Tender Documents for Water Distribution Works for Mombasa and 3WSPs Contract No. CWSB/WaSSIP-AF/C/34/2017 EMPLOYER: Coast Water Works Development Agency (CWWDA) CONSULTANT: DOCUMENT TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) PROJECT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED WATER DISTRIBUTION SHORT TERM WORKS FOR MOMBASA NORTH MAINLAND VERSION 03 RECORDS FOR REVISION PREPARED CHECKED APPROVED VER.: DATE: DESCRIPTION/PURPOSE OF ISSUE: BY: BY: BY: ESIA Project Report for The Proposed 01 09/03/2020 Water Distribution Short Term Works for G.L Sakwa E.I. -
February, 2018
REPUBLIC OF KENYA COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MOMBASA SECOND COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2018-2022) February, 2018 i WORKING DRAFT COUNTY VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES VISION To see Mombasa county as a vibrant modern regional commercial hub with a high standard of living for its residents MISSION To provide high quality services through transformational leadership by ensuring prudent utilization of resources to foster socio-economic development to the residents of Mombasa CORE VALUES Patriotism Professionalism Integrity Human dignity Good governance Diversity ii TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTY VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES....................................................................................................... II LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................................... V LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................... V FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................................................... VI ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................................................... VII CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGIES ....................................................................................................................... VIII CHAPTER ONE COUNTY -
THE POLITICS of CRIME Kenya’S Gang Phenomenon
POLITICAL ECONOMY REPORT THE POLITICS OF CRIME Kenya’s gang phenomenon SIMONE HAYSOM I KEN OPALA NOVEMBER 2020 THE POLITICS OF CRIME Kenya’s gang phenomenon W Simone Haysom | Ken Opala November 2020 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors would like to thank everyone who gave their time to be interviewed for this study. The authors would like to extend particular thanks to Rukshana Parker and Michael McLaggan for research assistance and to Diana Games for editing. We would also like to thank our peer reviewers, who played an invaluable role in correcting our misperceptions and deepening our analysis. Interviews were conducted in Nairobi between December 2019 and February 2020. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Simone Haysom is a senior analyst with the GI-TOC, with expertise in urban development, corruption and organized crime, and over a decade of experience conducting qualitative fieldwork in challenging environments. She is currently an associate of the Oceanic Humanities for the Global South research project, based at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Ken Opala is the GI-TOC analyst for Kenya. He previously worked at Nation Media Group as deputy investigative editor and as editor- in-chief at the Nairobi Law Monthly. He has won several journalistic awards in his career, including CNN African Journalist of the Year 1997, Kenya Print Journalist of the Year 2000, Peter Jenkins Award for Conservation Journalism 2002, and the Lorenzo Natali Prize 2003. © 2020 Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Global Initiative.