Now the chief port of Kenya, Mombasa was visited by this Portuguese explorer in 1498
The British took strides to establish control of the strategically important 
port,... [DOC] [TLE] About Kenya - Lighthouse for Christ [PAR] After visiting the East Coast of Kenya, Mombasa in particular, he said, THIS IS 
WHERE ... Full country name: Republic of Kenya; Provinces: Kenya now has 47 
county ... Chief seaport of Kenya, capital of Mombasa County, on a bay of the 
Indian ... traveler Ibn Batuta and in 1498 by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da 
Gama.