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Sh1.9b shame: How poor planning, oversight gaps sank the Likoni floating bridge

Mombasa residents using the Liwatoni Floating Pedestrian Bridge on March 31, 2021.  [File, Standard]

The once sturdy metals of the Liwatoni Floating Pedestrian Bridge (LFPB), celebrated in 2020 as an engineering marvel, are sagging under the weight of sheer neglect at Liwatoni and Ras Bofu, Mombasa.

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