Organized Criminal Gangs in Mombasa, 1980s
Through the late 1980s and into the 1990s, Mombasa’s streets produced a unique criminal culture shaped by unemployment, the port’s restless economy, and the crowded estates of Majengo, Kisauni, Likoni, and Mishomoroni. Out of these neighbourhoods came names that the city whispered with a mixture of fear and familiarity—Rasta, Kichungi, and Panya. They were not…

