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 retail shops, salons and boutiques, and a number of licensed drinking dens. The establishments include The Shilla Bar, Turkey Base, Stars Garden and Sensera pub. Kiembeni is arguably the largest estate in Mombasa, and growing even faster. Other areas include, Shanzu, Mkomani, Bombolulu, Kisauni and, across the Mtwapa creek, the popular area of Mtwapa, which is already located in Kilifi county. The North Coast has an entertainment industry which attracts locals and tourists. Likoni: is a lower income and lower-middle-class neighbourhood connected to Mombasa Island by ferry. It is south of Mombasa Island and made up of mostly non-Swahili Bantu