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In Watamu, shillings won't buy you land

Medina palms beach front luxury villas. [PHOTO:JAMES WANZALA/STANDARD]

Kilifi, Kenya: In Watamu, land is bought in euros, thanks to visitors who fall in love with beach plots, says Stephen Makanga, a managing director with You Sustain Travel Ltd, a company which deals in real estate management, tours and travel.

This sub-county of Kilifi is better known as a being a tourist destination. And it economy hinges on tourism, at least when the going is good.

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