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It’s unfortunate that I requested for my late Dad prosthetic leg and paid after he passed on the management promised to refund me the paid amount but they eventually went silent without a refund — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:603:A7F:8E90:EDBC:1F8C:FA7:C337 (talk) 17:22, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why is it called Port Reitz?

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What's the origin of the name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.87.199 (talk) 15:00, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article on Mombasa

[I]n February 1824 Lieut . J . J . Reitz was appointed commandant or resident at the city by Captain (afterwards Vice-Admiral) W . F . W .Owen . Reitz, after whom Port Reitz is named, died at Mombasa either in 1824 or 1825 . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.165.153 (talk) 04:32, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]