Moi Avenue (Mombasa)
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| Moi Avenue |
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| Length: | 1.05 mi (2 km) |
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| From: | Kilindini |
| To: | Digo Road |
| Rural municipalities: | Mombasa District |
| Major cities: | Mombasa |
| System: | Dual carriageway |
Moi Avenue is a primary thoroughfare in Mombasa, Kenya. The road runs from west to east from Kilindini to a roundabout with Digo Road. The road consists of two two-lane carriageways, and like Jomo Kenyatta Avenue, a central concrete reservation of approximately 3 metres (9.8 ft) in width.
Moi Avenue is known for a pair giant aluminium elephant tusks crossing the dual carriageway. The tusks were commissioned in commemmoration of a visit to Mombasa by Princess Margaret in 1956[1].
