Building of Fort Jesus seawall back on track after fundingThe Fort Jesus Museum in Mombasa. A seawall will be built around it to protect it from erosion. [File, Standard]The construction of a seawall to reinforce the foundation of Fort Jesus Museum is back on track.National Museums of Kenya (NMK) said the national government had released funds to enable the completion of works that started last year. “Since we now have the funds, we expect the contractor, Yangguang Property Design and Manufacturing Ltd, to complete the remaining work by the end of May this year,” said Fatma Twahir, the chief curator at the Fort Jesus Museum. Fort Jesus Museum was built by the Portuguese in 1596 and was declared a world heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in 2011.

Source: Standard Digital March 11, 2019 21:04 UTC