Eid Baraza with the Governor of Mombasa

Link to published article, Kenya tourism tanks amid increasing violence http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/08/kenya-tourism-tanks-amid-increasing-violence-201481093454546196.html DRAFT of “Tourism and ‘Terrorism’ “– AJE Mombasa July 28th, 2014 MOMBASA – It is the first evening of Islam’s Eid al Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. Wealthy Mombasa residents – mainly of Arab descent – flock […]

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Kenya tourism tanks amid increasing violence | Al Jazeera 

Kenya tourism tanks amid increasing violence  Margot Kiser Attacks on tourists has contributed to a steep decline in tourism in Kenya. http://m.aljazeera.com/story/201481093454546196 Mombasa, Kenya – In July, a Russian visitor was shot dead near Fort Jesus, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Mombasa’s Old Town. Police ruled the killing a robbery. Three weeks later, assailants shot a […]

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Death of a Mombasa Tycoon

Kenya’s death squads are back in action in the coastal holiday-destination city of Mombasa. At 8:15 on Friday night the owner of the Modern Coach bus company was shot dead by ‘unknown assailants’ close to the Changamwe police station. Shahid Bhutt, in his late fifties, had just picked up his son at Moi international airport and […]

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