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Why Sh1.9b Coast floating bridge turned into a 'white elephant'

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), hailed in 2020 as an engineering marvel, are sagging under the weight of sheer neglect at Liwatoni and Ras Bofu, Mombasa.

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