This village 10 km South of Kigoma is a small market village with
a triving boat building industry.
It used to be the terminus for the old caravan route from the coast.
The Arab influence brought inland by the caravans is clear to see. The
houses are typical of the coastal Swahili architecture and the
population is mainly Muslim. It is however most famous for being
the location where the words "Dr Livingstone, I presume" were
spoken by Henry Morton Stanley. The site where this is thought to have
occured is marked by a plaque, between the town and the shore, on
Livingstone Street. There are also two mango trees that are supposed to
have been grafted from the one under which they met.
