If it weren’t for the oppressive humidity and the slight scent of frangipani, you might think you were in Italy. In the corner of a restaurant, a skinny woman with brassy blonde hair, diamante ...

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe takes a break on Kenya's beautiful coast, but wonders if he has travelled to a different country. Malindi, a seaside town by the ...

It is not exactly Florence on the Indian Ocean, but there is a distinctly Italianate imprint on Malindi – the language, the food, the hotels and the casinos, and even the occasional fugitive from ...

Malindi is among Kenya's finest beach resorts, and has the advantage of being well connected, and has good hotels and plenty of restaurants, bars and shops. Italian holidaymakers, for whom the resort ...

Model Naomi Campbell rocking a Kenya inspired shirt on the catwalk [Photo: Courtesy] Supermodel Naomi Campbell is in Kenya on a private get-away in Malindi, Kilifi County. The 50-year-old English ...

An Italian investor has opened another multi-million shillings luxurious hotel in Malindi, in addition to two others he built on the shores of Indian Ocean. Franco Rosso, 89, who owns a chain of ...

• Most people speak Italian - from the Kenyan housekeeper, tuk-tuk drivers to the waiters and the fisherman hanging around on the beach. • The supermarket in the heart of Malindi is run by an Italian ...