Page 71 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 21

Tourism

Chioma Phillips is the Editor of Msingi Afrika Mag-
azine and the host of Msingi Afrika Television. Her
hope is to see the Truth shared, with all who will listen,
for the transformation of the people and the continent of
Afrika - and the world.

e discovered a gem
in Mombasa’s Old
Town. Old Town
Wis an ancient part
of Mombasa City which covers
180 acres of land with housing
and shops crowded close together,
separated only by narrow streets.
Old Town, now a UNESCO World
Heritage site, has housed Arabs,
Portuguese, Asian and British inhab-
itants over the centuries and is the
location of Fort Jesus, that Portu-
guese stronghold built to defend this
portion of the East Afrikan Coast
by the Europeans. The story of
Fort Jesus we have shared with you
before. Today’s story is about a little
shop in a little corner of this section
of Mombasa.

We were scouting Mombasa for
some historical artifacts to accom-
pany a story that we were working
on and having felt quite let down by
what we found at Jumba ruins, we
ended up going to the island on a
quest for more items. Being familiar
with Fort Jesus, we knew that what
we were looking for would not be
found in their well-appointed muse-
um, nor on the fortress’s grounds.
So, we set our sights on Swahili Cul-
tural Village, only to find that other
than a few pieces of Swahili-style
furniture, once again we would not

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