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The story behind Mombasa’s Marikiti

By MKALA MWAGHESHA

The stench hits you like a sledgehammer, suffocating. The Mombasa heat does not help matters either. The garbage pile-up on the rear entrance of MacKinnon market, known to many as Marikiti Market, could deceive many on the flourishing businesses to be found inside.

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