There are many references to letters provided by kings to allow their people safe passages in other lands. However, many credit England’s King Henry V for creating the modern passport about 600 years ago. It was a document that identified the individual when the person travelled to a foreign land.
Alieleza kuwa karafuu ni alama ya Zanzibar, ambayo imeifanya ijuilikane duniani kote kuwa ni visiwa vya viungo, lakini baada ya watu kuona thamani ya zao hilo ilishuka katika miaka iliyopita walilidharau na kuikata miti hiyo kwa ajili ya kujengea nyumba, kuni na makaa.