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  2. Bus passengers use rope to pull themselves to safety as ... - AOL

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    Heavy rains pounded the streets of Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, with some passengers evacuated from a flooded bus by holding on to a rope amid chest-high water. Others stood on top of the bus ...

  3. Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir - Wikipedia

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    Parents. Sheriff Nassir (father) Nassim Sheriff Nassir (mother) Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir is a Kenyan politician. He is the governor of Mombasa County. He was elected on an ODM ticket under Azimio la Umoja, One Kenya Alliance in the 2022 General Election. He earlier served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mvita Constituency from 2012 to 2022).

  4. Makupa Causeway Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Material. C50 Posttension girders. Location. The Makupa Causeway Bridge is 457 m long bridge in Kenya that spans the Makupa Causeway, which links Mombasa to the Kenyan mainland. [1] The bridge was opened on 4 August, 2022 by President Uhuru Kenyatta. [2] [3] The bridge has a turning radius of 650m curve. It has 11 spans of 24.60m each.

  5. Mombasa Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Mombasa Republic is a proposed state that would encompass the former Coast Province of Kenya. The Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) in the main separatist organisation to argue that Mombasa should secede from Kenya to become an independent state. [3] [4] They argued that secession would liberate the people of the coast province from ...

  6. Kilindini Harbour - Wikipedia

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    Kilindini Harbour. Kenya. Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya. It is 25–30 fathoms (46–55 m) at its deepest center, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 m (57 ft). [3] It serves as the harbour for Mombasa, with a ...

  7. Mombasa - Wikipedia

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    mombasa.go.ke. Mombasa ( / mɒmˈbæsə / mom-BASS-ə; also US: /- ˈbɑːsə / -⁠BAH-sə) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County.

  8. 2002 Mombasa attacks - Wikipedia

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    The 2002 Mombasa attacks were a two-pronged terrorist attack on 28 November 2002 in Mombasa, Kenya against an Israeli -owned hotel and a plane belonging to Arkia Airlines. An all-terrain vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Paradise Hotel and blew up, killing 13 and injuring 80. At the same time, attackers fired two surface-to-air ...

  9. The Standard (Kenya) - Wikipedia

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    Website. standardmedia .co .ke. The Standard is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, The Nairobian (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform.