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Historic Kipini DC's office faces ruin amid neglec

The abandoned colonial era District Commissioner’s office at Kipini town in Tana Delta Sub County, Tana River County, on May 14, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard].

The colonial-era District Commissioner’s office, which is a key tourist attraction site in Kipini, Tana River County, has been neglected and is at risk of collapsing.

Residents said that the house constructed in 1899 has not been renovated or restored despite promises by former Tourism minister Najib Balala and the late Suleiman Shakombo.

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