https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/126 2026-05-22T10:20:26Z 2026-05-22T10:20:26Z Coastweek, Newspaper https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/159 2023-09-12T07:11:46Z 1985-07-26T00:00:00Z

Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 31 (July 26-August 1,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Councilor Ahmed Mwidani looks poised to retain the highest local office in Mombasa for a second term as urban elders prepare to elect the Mayor, his Deputy and six committee chairmen today at Town Hall; ‘Twiga lodge’ going up for publiv auction: Twiga lodge, situated on Tiwi Beach, 1.4 kilometers south of Mombasa goes up for the highest bidder next month in a public auction; W.O.C.O. may fly kenya airways; The national carrier, Kenya Airways, has been appointed the official carrier for delegates attending the annual conference of the World Council of Young Men’s Service Clubs (WOCO) to be hosted by the Association of Round Tables in Eastern Africa in Mombasa in 1986; Women society: May I be allowed in your column to congratulate the VOK series of Shaharzade’s which successfully depicted the importance of a woman in society.

1985-07-26T00:00:00Z Coastweek, Newspaper https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/158 2023-09-12T06:03:50Z 1985-07-30T00:00:00Z

Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 30 (July 19-25,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Four more ‘Charters’ approved: Coast Tour Operators and hoteliers, encouraged by last year’s surprise recovery, are predicting a better winter holiday season this year, with 900 more beds to fill and four extra charter flights into Moi International Airport from Europe; United states wheat gift: The United States may provide 66,000 metric tons of wheat valued at 10 million U.S. dollars to Kenya under along range plan to help Kenya further increase food production; Coast athletic meeting: Coast soccer fans may have to deliver their way to open ground this weekend as there may be no top class soccer at the Mombasa municipal stadium which has been booked for two athletic meeting; Jaffery trounce union XI: Jaffery sports club won the coast cricket association Madaraka Day tournament beating Union Cricketers by two wickets in the finals; Watt is handicap stroke play champ: Nyali’s 36 holes annual handicap strokeplay championship was played on Saturday and Sunday last.

1985-07-30T00:00:00Z Coastweek, Newspaper https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/157 2023-09-12T05:59:06Z 1985-07-12T00:00:00Z

Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 29 (December 12-18,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Space –age phone system kenya: The Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, in a major leap to space-age communications technology, may install an ultra-modern satellite telecommunications system at a cost of Kshs. 30 million; Americans celebrate 209 years’ freedom: Despite torrential rain virtually throughout the day it, seemingly had no- dampening effect on Mombasa’s American Community which turned up in strength at the Reef Hotel on July 4 to celebrate America’s 209th year of independence together; All berths ‘Occupied’ during a busy spell at kilindini harbor: Last Friday witnessed all berths occupied in Kilindini, name 16 vessels were alongside; an occurance that it is all too in frequent these days; Re-union and posta in town: Two strong up-country clubs, Nairobi’s Re-union and Post Office of Kisumu have arrived in Mombasa ready for their Kenya National Football League games against coast representatives, Wanderers of Mkanyageni at Mombasa municipal stadium this weekend.

1985-07-12T00:00:00Z Coastweek, Newspaper https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/156 2023-09-12T05:55:11Z 1985-07-05T00:00:00Z

Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 28 (July 5-11,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Major road repair plan: The Ministry of Transport and Communications with the help of Norwegian expertise, is winning the four-year-old battle to reclaim the damaged portion of the main Mombasa-Nairobi at a cost of Kshs. 10 million; ‘A legacy of economic distortion’ A legacy of economic distortion is the main reason most developing countries may fail to reach real or inflation adjusted growth rates of up to 7 percent or more over the long run that should otherwise be possible says a report issued in Paris by the Group of Trinity; Don’t forget old town: Many of Mombasa’s roads have been repaired and newly tarred, but Old Town’s Old Kilindini Road seems to have been left out; Historical party poll: At the end of the day it is the people of Kenya who have won by exercising their rights to elect leaders of their choice and seeing true democracy, in a continent torn by wars, drought and dictatorships, at work.

1985-07-05T00:00:00Z