World's largest floating bookfair MV Logos Hope docks in Mombasa

The 132-metre-long floating library, operated by GBA Ships, a non-profit organisation based in Germany, docked in Mombasa on Tuesday with approximately 350 people on board.

The ship docked 18 years after its sister ship Duolos visited Kenya in 2005.

The floating library, which is run by a team of volunteers from over 60 countries, has a collection of over 5,000 books as well as amenities such as an international café, visitors deck, and welcome area.

The visit of the MV Logos Hope to Kenya has been organised in collaboration with KPA, Inchcape, the Mombasa County government, and Kenya Tourism Boar, and comes at a time when Kenya has hosted a number of cruise ships in recent weeks.

Captain William Ruto, managing director of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), has welcomed the vessel's arrival, calling it significant not only for the port of Mombasa but for the country as a whole.

Visitors aged 3 to 60 will be admitted to the ship for a small fee to sample its many offerings, which include books on topics ranging from science to sports, hobbies, cookery, arts, medicine, languages, and faith.