- Wasini Island
Wasini Island lies off the southern
Indian Ocean coast ofKenya next toShimoni . It is approximately 5km long and 1km across. The Island is sparsely populated and undeveloped. There are no cars or roads. The island is next to theKisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park . A site of earlySwahili civilization, its attractions include exposedcoral reef s.The coral island is occupied by the fuba people(an indigenous group of the Niger Congo, Bantu speaking dialect who have a rich history, they speak swahili and kifuba, they number about 1500, Women groups in the island have established wasini island nature walk in the beautiful coral gardens of wasini, The proceeds help the needy wasini students.
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