Who is sinking Mombasa ferry services and why?

Ferry crossing from Likoni mainland to Mombasa ramp in Mombasa County. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Constant breakdown of ferries at the Mombasa Port has come under sharp focus even as locals seek safer alternative transport means.

After months of relative smooth operations across the channel, things hit another snag when one of the ferries, Mv Nyayo, broke down after its fuel pipe burst midstream. Before that, she had broken down twice in the last two weeks.