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Nyimbo Yatoka Ngomani: Rise and Fall of the Swahili Coast

By Paul Goldsmith

Meru, Kenya – LATE MATURING PROBLEM CHILD Once the real archipelago of peace in the vaunted ‘island of stability,’ the Coast has become Kenya’s problem child. Formerly the most docile and well-mannered member of the family, although prone to indolence and performing poorly in school, the locals now appear truculent, drugged, and uppity. It is hardly […]

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Nyimbo Yatoka Ngomani: Rise and Fall of the Swahili Coast

By Paul Goldsmith

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