If a protective wall is not built around the monument, very soon Fort Jesus will collapse into the ocean.
He stressed that NMK was not reclaiming land from the ocean, as had been claimed.
The National Land Commission has made an about-turn regarding construction of a seawall in the Indian Ocean to protect the iconic Fort Jesus.
NLC chairman Muhamad Swazuri who, together with Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho, had earlier opposed construction of the seawall, on Tuesday gave the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) the go-ahead to continue with the project after a series of meetings with its officials and those of Mombasa county government. He termed the construction a noble idea.
