Dar es Salaam, May 26 -- “MIKINDANI is one of the ancient towns along the East African coast and we are talking about a place that existed long before the arrival of foreigners, this is history dating back to over 200 years before Christ, during the time of African societies before colonialism.”

This is how Lucas Navilongo, the Training Manager at the Old Boma Training Hotel in the historic town of Mikindani, began his conversation with me as he narrated the rich past of this old settlement.

Mr Navilongo further explained that Mikindani gained prominence earlier than Mtwara town, making it one of the earliest developed areas in the region.

“Back then, the town was known as Kimbuli or Chimbuli. This was during the time...