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Mnazi moves from dingy dens to modern lounges across the Coast

Cylindrical pipe for drinking mnazi captured at Rabai in Kilifi County. Mnazi is a popular drink that boosts the economy of the Coastal people. [File, Strandard]

Once whispered about in the shadows of urban slums or hidden beneath trees in rural coastal villages, palm wine, popularly known as mnazi, is undergoing a quiet but remarkable transformation.

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