Vasco Da Gama Pilla at Malindi in Kilifi County. [Maarufu Mohamed,Standard] The Vasco da Gama pillar in Malindi is perhaps the most prominent physical reminder of the Portuguese influence in Kenya.

Ten months after clearing the bar of the River Tagus, two carracks, a caravel and a supply ship under the command of Vasco da Gama limped into the Indian port of Calicut, twelve thousand miles away.

Dead for 500 years, Vasco da Gama was the Portuguese navigator who ... In 1502, King Manuel I sent Vasco back to Calicut and gave him a free hand to reestablish Portuguese dominance there.

Vasco Da Gama Pilla at Malindi in Kilifi County. [Maarufu Mohamed,Standard] The Vasco da Gama pillar in Malindi is perhaps the most prominent physical reminder of the Portuguese influence in Kenya.