Failure couldn’t dampen Kilifi group’s spirit in prawns trade

Members of Mtepeni Mangroove Conservation group sort out fresh prawns after a harvest at Mtwapa’s Mtepeni village in Kilifi County. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Walking barefoot on a dusty footpath, 59-year-old Wanje Kalenge leads us to the site of three massive ponds.

We are headed to Mtwapa creek, Kilifi County to check out a community group’s prawn project that has picked up after years of struggle.