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Kilifi leaders welcome China's plan to build museum, industrial park to honour sailor

 

Kenyan high commissioner to Tanzania Dan Kazungu (left), flanked by Kenya Ports Authority Corporate Services Manager Edward Kamau address the media at the port of Mombasa on Saturday, 23 September, 2017.[Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Kilifi leaders have welcomed plans by the Chinese government to build a museum and industrial park at Mambrui near Malindi town in honour of one of its greatest pioneer sailors, Zheng He, who landed in the seaside village more than 600 years ago.

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