Sh5 billion five-star gift for tourists
The Marina Englishpoint Director Mr Alnoor Kanji points at a site as he leads guests on a tour to the newly constructed resort in Mkomani, Mombasa County on May 16, 2013. Englishpoint Marina is set on a four-acre piece of land at Mkomani in Nyali, overlooking famous Fort Jesus. Photo/LABAN WALLOGA
What you need to know:
Englishpoint Marina is set on a four-acre piece at Mkomani, Nyali, overlooking the famous Fort Jesus.
Marina is a complex with four-storey blocks consisting of 96 three-bedroom lifestyle apartments and eight five-bedroom penthouses designed in such a manner that all rooms have a sea view.
Bookings for the apartments at the facility are currently ranging between 30 and 35 per cent.
A Sh5 billion furnished five-star luxury marina was Thursday unveiled at the coast.
The Englishpoint Marina, set on a four-acre piece in Mkomani, Nyali overlooking Fort Jesus, will be completed in November and bookings for the 96 three-bedroom apartments at the facility are currently ranging between 30 and 35 per cent.
The Sh4.8 billion project was fully funded by Kenya Commercial Bank, according to the bank’s group chief executive officer Joshua Oigara.
“We are aware that the backbone for East Africa’s economy is the investment in strategic sectors such as tourism. The sheer magnitude of this five-star investment is an indicator that KCB group has the capacity to finance huge projects,” Mr Oigara said during the launch ceremony attended by, among others, Vision 2030 director-general Mugo Kibati.
The marina is a complex with four-story blocks consisting of 96 three-bedroom lifestyle apartments and eight five-bedroom penthouses designed in such a manner that all rooms have a sea view.
There will also be a 26-room hotel, spa, gym, a five star international marina accommodating 88 boats, water sports centre and restaurants.
The facility is the first on the east coast of Africa with such facilities only found in South Africa and Egypt.
It will attract high-end tourists, who own yachts and host international events such as boat races and water sport competitions, including kite-surfing and wind-surfing.
