The island is governed by the Songosongo ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania's Indian ocean coast.

[2] Similar to many other nations where eucheumatoid seaweeds are cultivated, Kappaphycus alvarezii is dying off in Tanzania.

Many cultivation locations in shallow intertidal environments, where it used to grow successfully, are experiencing farming failure.

Ice-ice, epiphytic Neosiphonia, and "dark spots" on the seaweed were detected in the abandoned farming sites.

[6] The airstrip has a single paved runway measuring about 1,050 metres (3,440 ft),[7] and it is managed by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC).