Jumba Ruins, also known as Jumba la Mtwana (the large house of slaves), Kilifi County — the 14th-century Swahili settlement and one of the tourist attractions of Kenya’s North Coast circuit — is in danger of being submerged as the beach line rises with every seasonal tidal wave, and the old trees fall on the already crumbling remaining coral walls of the ancient houses.
While other historic sites on the coast have been reinforced or shielded against the vagaries of the rising ocean waters, Jumba Ruins is crying out for attention.
