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Battlefield tourism: Taita Taveta open tourist sites where World War I was fought between Germans and the British

Sarova Taita Hills Manager Willy Mwadillo (left) shows visitors World War I memorabilia collected in the Taita area and displayed  at the World War I Museum opened at the hotel on Saturday. [PHOTOS: MAARUFU MOHAMED]

By PHILIP MWAKIO

TAITA TAVETA COUNTY: Kenyan tourism is set to receive a boost with the introduction of battlefield tourism in Taita Taveta County where some of the most brutal battles between German and British forces were fought during World War I (WWI).

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