Lissu sentenced to four years in prison for incitement

Coconut prices hit the roof in Zanzibar amid production shortfall

A woman selling coconut in Mombasa, Kenya. The retail price of coconut has risen, causing consumer complaints in the Unguja,  Zanzibar

By  MOHAMMED ISSA

What you need to know:

  • Results of a tree census conducted between 2013 and 2014 in the archipelago estimated that only 3.4 million coconut trees were available as compared to 5.7 million in the late 1900s.

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