Likoni
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  Likoni Location of Likoni | |
| Coordinates: 4°5′4″S 39°39′40″E / 4.08444°S 39.66111°ECoordinates: 4°5′4″S 39°39′40″E / 4.08444°S 39.66111°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Mombasa County |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Likoni /lɪˈkoʊniː/ is a division of Mombasa County, Kenya, and is located to the south-west of Mombasa Island.
Transport[edit]
Likoni is the site of the southern terminus of the Likoni Ferry, a double ended ferry serving road traffic and pedestrians from both Likoni and Mombasa island. Likoni also has a high concentration of Boda-boda services. Matatus bound for the southern districts of Kenya use the Likoni Ferry to cross the Likoni Creek.
The Likoni Massacres[edit]
In the autumn of 1997, six policemen were killed when local raiders armed with traditional weapons and guns rampaged through the area. A police station and outpost were destroyed, along with many market stalls and offices. Many non-local Kenyans were either killed or maimed, as the raiders targeted the Luo, Luhya, Kamba and Kikuyu communities.[1] It was estimated that ten police officers and thirty-seven raiders were killed in the clashes based on testimony to the Akiwumi Commission of Inquiry. The remainder of fatalities were in the local community.[2]
In popular culture[edit]
In the science fiction video game Halo 2, Likoni is the location of a 26th-century slum known as Old Mombasa. Although the area is heavily built-up with aging offices and apartments constructed centuries prior, the area also exhibits many examples of even older, more traditional Muslim and Portuguese architecture, a style modeled after Old Town Makadara on Mombasa Island.
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/kenya/Kenya0502-06.htm
- ^ Akiwumi Commission Official Transcript, July 21, 1998, p.23.
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