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Article: Miracle man of Mombasa.(Mayor Nagib Balala of Mombasa, Kenya)(Editorial)
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- African Business
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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In the May 1998 issue of African Business, I blasted the state into which the harbour city of Mombasa, Kenya, had fallen. I described it as a "cesspit" in which "layers of rubbish now form the surface of some streets". I took officials heavily to task, saying, "the state of the roads should be a badge of shame to be hung around the necks of the civic authorities".
I thought I had used strong language but several of the letters we received on this subject from residents of Mombasa complained that I had been too soft. The conditions were worse than I had painted them, they said.
A month ago, I returned to Mombasa. Exhausted from an all-night flight, I ...