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Mombasa court where law reports were birthed

The Mombasa Old Law Court, located on the hill between the Old Town and Treasury Square on Nkrumah Road, was built by the British in the 20th century as the new administrative centre of Mombasa.

It was officially opened on December 31, 1902 by Sir Charles Eliot, the then commissioner and governor for British East Africa.

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