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Malindi town’s rise, fall and struggle to rise again amid Covid aftershocks

The remains of the once-thriving Five Star Sinbird Hotel in Malindi that has since collapsed. [Robert Menza, Standard]

Outside the once-famous Fermento International Disco along Malindi’s Lamu Road, one can hear sounds of strong tides of the Indian Ocean and the chirping of birds.

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