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Kaya elders want President Ruto to keep port jobs, squatter issues promises • May 14, 2025, 6:04 AM ET (The Standard)
US firm gets Sh452b Mombasa-Nairobi expressway plan rolling • May 3, 2025, 7:25 AM ET (The Standard)
Organ trafficking suspected in murder of Mombasa fishmonger found partially dismembered • May 2, 2025, 6:18 AM ET (Nation.Africa)
Court allows Vivo Energy, Mombasa firm to negotiate Sh47 million debt row • May 1, 2025, 3:01 AM ET (Nation.Africa)
Mombasa finally win Tannahill Shield tournament • Apr. 22, 2025, 3:52 AM ET (The Standard)

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz