Mombasa Marathon Mombasa Marathon The Mombasa International Marathon (formerly known as the Mombasa Marathon) is an annual marathon hosted in Mombasa, Kenya. Currently sponsored by County Government of Mombasa and Safaricom. This year the marathon prize money has been increased for the 42 km to Ksh 1.5M and introduced Ksh 700k for the 10 km. with the course's start and finish lines at Treasury Square in the city's Old Town area. The marathon was first run in 1985, though winner statistics for the 1985–1988 races are unknown. Daniel Nzioka holds the record for most men's wins, with 3 (1988–1991). Grace Chebet holds
Mombasa tribes. The ferry was the target of the Likoni Riots of 1997. Diani Beach: a beach resort area situated over the Likoni Ferry on the south coast of Mombasa. It is located some 36 km (22 miles) south of Mombasa city on the mainland coast and is a prime resort for many local and international tourists. Diani Beach has an airport at Ukunda town to cater for tourists who fly there directly from Nairobi Wilson or any other airports and airfields in the country. Magongo: is an outlying township 20 minutes driving distance northwest of Mombasa Island, situated on the