https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/118 2026-06-27T05:11:21Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/155 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 27 (June 28-July 4,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Nassir sweeps K.A.N.U.polls: 52-year-old Shariff Nassir Abdullah Taib, a veteran Coast Politician for over decades, retained his Mombasa District Kanu chairmanship unopposed at the climax of the Mombasa Kanu elections held at Diamond Jubilee Hall on Wednesday; Janet Dickson rides the nyali crcodiles…A big thrill for tourists visiting Mamba village was to see a most attractive lady sitting on a huge man-eating crocodile from the Tana River; Those telephone pests! Many homes and offices in Mombasa appear to be under the stage of telephone pests spreading fear and anxiety to innocent people; Start printing 1989 nyali bridge passes: July has crept up on us...and the authorities concerned have still not produced the long awaited 1985 Nyali bridge passes; There are big plans to improve coast roads… but no money! There are plans in the pipeline for a great improvement in road communications at the coast, but because of the financial and engineering problems involved, these plans may take many years to fulfill; Wanderers clash with kitale team: Mkanyageni’s Wanderers FC, the only coast representatives in the Kenya National Football for League, may play two super league games this weekend when they face two up-country clubs; Bharat soni wins gadani snooker: Bharat Soni of coast Gymkhana won the Gadani snooker tornament when he beat Chuni Shah 4-3 in the final game held in Mombasa last week. 1985-06-28T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/154 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 26 (June 21-27,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: ‘Rescue malindi job’ campaign: With the closure of two long established and popular hotels at Malindi, there is a dearth of tourists in the town and trade generally is suffering; Sydney and Adelaide in kenya call: Two helicopter carrying guided missile frigates of the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Sydney have arrived in Mombasa on a good may visit to Kenya; Giant dutch salvage tug in brief port call: A typical example of one of the largest of the present breed of deep- sea salvage tugs paid a 3-day call last week; We need this new bridge at likoni:The progress report on the construction of the Kilifi bridge was welcome news to Kilifi and Malindi commuters; Good news from kenya airways…Kenya Airways’ plan to acquire the service of a wide bodied aircraft later this year is welcome news to all supporters of the National Carrier as well as tour operators and hoteliers; Mbarak sweeps campell trophy: A field of 47 players completed for the prestigious R.S. Campell Trophy played at the Mombasa golf club last weekend; Sailing notes: Were were five entrants in the second race for the June monthly Mug with Dale Cummings in Tally Ho joining the previous week’s sailors. 1985-06-21T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/153 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 25 (June 14-20,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Insides this issue: Insurance to pay ‘Morea’ families: Settlements may total ‘millions of shillings.’ Japanese built the very best roads! Allow me space to suggest our municipal council of Mombasa, a way in which it can save them from unnecessary repairs of its roads and save them a lot of money; Good news about crow project: The news that over 500 crows have been killed in a pilot project started on Mombasa’s station road is encouraging; United states navy submarine calls an’ operational visit’An American naval presence has again been in port but this time for only a few hours with the arrival of the United States submarine U.S.S. Lapon last Wednesday; Coast drive with jphn gardiner: John Lochart- Mure and David Williamson won the 1985 Wigglesworth-Nomad Rally in a 240RS 10 minutes ahead of the Datsun 1600 of John Hellier and Crispin Sassoon; Saurastra draw against coast: The match between coast cricket association XI and the visiting Kutch Saurastra ended in atame draw; behind abandoned late in the afternoon due to rain. 1985-06-14T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/152 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 24 (June 7-13,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Consultants study new kilifi bridge: Long suffering commuters using the North Coast Kilifi ferry, linking Mombasa with Malindi, can look forward to greatly improved communications; ‘Heart child’ needs funds: A Mombasa boy aged three and a half years urgently needs money for heart treatment in the U.K. Davis muli wins ‘Madaraka shield’On Saturday June 1st Nyali golf club hosted the Madaraka Shield once again; Shekhar Mehta takes fourth place in the ‘Acropolis rally’Last week’s Acropolis Rally which counts as the sixth round of the 1985 World Rally championship saw the revolutionary Peugeot 205 move even further ahead; Visiting Nairobi warriors to play kenya breweries: Kenya re-insurance Warriors FC from Nairobi is expected to arrive in Mombasa this evening to play two Kenya National Football league second division games against Lake Warriors and Kenya Breweries at Mombasa municipal stadium; C.C.A. Squad meet touring kutch xi: Coast Cricket Association may undergo the first teas of new season when they play the visiting Kutch Saurastra from India in a one day friendly encounter at Coast Gymkhana on June 1985 1985-06-07T00:00:00Z