Mombasa suburb on the mainland which contains a beach, oil refineries, housing estates etc. Moi International Airport and the Port Reitz District Hospital are in Port Reitz. Mombasa is also a county and divided into six constituencies and thirty wards. Mombasa is a major trade centre and home to Kenya's only large seaport, the Kilindini Harbour. "Kilindini" is an old Swahili term meaning "deep". The port is so-called because the channel is naturally very deep. Kilindini Harbor is an example of a natural geographic phenomenon called a ria, formed at the end of the last glacial period when the sea level
Mombasa Mainland Desalination Plant 2018, the daily freshwater needed was , but prevailing sources could only supply . The MMDP is one of four desalination plants planned for construction in Mombasa County, to address the freshwater shortage. MMDP is being developed by "Almar Water Solutions", a Spanish company that specializes in the provision solutions to water-related issues, including infrastructure development, design, financing and operation. MMDP is the first to be developed, with construction planned to start in June 2019 and completion by January 2021. Other desalination plants in the pipeline include "Mombasa West Desalination Plant", located on the western side of Mombasa mainland, with