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Unveiling Lamu’s magical splendour

Eric Mawira

My good friend Hamisi taught acrobatics to extract tourist dollars and seduced rich white women. Besides guiding tours to the Gede ruins, we also snuggled with coloured fish at the Malindi Marine Park, watched a rare spectacle of dolphins near Penda and offered free lessons on scuba diving.

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