The Standard | by Patrick Beja
Life in Mombasa’s Old Town is gradually returning to normal five months after a lockdown was imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Earlier in the year, as Covid-19 cases continued to rise, Old Town was identified by the Health Ministry as a coronavirus hot spots, and movement restrictions were implemented in the town for 15 days from May 6.
Prior to the lockdown, the estimated 60,000 residents of the town, also called Mji wa Kale, battled another kind of problem: knife-wielding criminal gangs…
