https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/2099 2026-04-22T13:43:46Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/2119 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 4 No 13 (March 27-April 2,1981) Coastweek, Newspaper Taita farmer seek new land: Amids fears that the population boom on the green hills of Taita/Taveta may soon force its inhabitants to look for land somewhere else, the government has been called upon to take over 800 acres of land belonging to a private owner and resettle the original farmers who had been occupying the land before it changed hands- Reported Gray Phombeah. Tourism returns now nearing $80m: The minister for tourism, Mr. E. Mwangale, commended the Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association describing it as a very active group of which he was very proud- Reported by Neta Peal. Clearing agents set to form new nationwide body: I was pleased to note the revival of a national clearing and forwarding agents Association. The inaugural meeting of the Kenya Clearing, forwarding, and Warehousing Association was held on Tuesday of this week at the Little Threatre Club, Mombasa this was addressed by the chairman, Mr . E.E . Reeve-Reporting John Walters. Coach Kareba is determined to make Mwenge winners: Charles Kareba is the new Mwenge Football Club coach. Under his brief tuition, the team has already shown great improvement- Reported by Khiladi Hoshiarpuria. 1981-03-27T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/2118 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 4 No 12 (March 20-26,1981) Coastweek, Newspaper Nursing protest: The new medical training center in Mombasa appears to be on the front line of a battle over better conditions for student nurses in the country, at a time when the Ministry of Health is faced with further worsening of medical services and disenchanted doctors- Reported by Gray Phombeah. Running the tote in Kenya: Not everybody worries about the U.K. weather especially those of us who live in Kenya but when 26-year-old David Sudden tunes into the weather report it’s not to find out if the drought is ending but to hear if there’s been any more ice, snow or floods on Britain’s race tracks-Reported by Mambo Gichuki. Record entry for the highly successful fishing festival: The Schweppes 7 up fishing competition held at the seahorse club, Kilifi, over last weekend turned out to be an enormous success, with an entry of Thirty-two boats-the largest entry for any fishing competition during the current fishing season- Reported by Tina Grainger. 1981-03-20T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/2117 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 4 No 11 (March 13-19,1981) Coastweek, Newspaper Plans for new ‘Clean-up’ campaign: Crack-down on shanties Still conscious of the deeply sensitive issues of ‘Squatter politics’ the municipal council of Mombasa is once again warily considering the question of unauthorized structures which are still mushrooming both on and off the island- Writes Gray Phombeah. Maestro Babla is here Mombasa: The stage at the Naaz cinema will this weekend make way for india’s golden boy , Babla and his Orchestra . this is the first time that an international show starts its performance in Mombasa and then goes on to Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, and Kisumu. Simba returns undefeated by coast side: Tanzania’s top football team, Simba, toured Mombasa last week and returned home unbeaten after playing three - Reported by Khiladi Hoshiarpuria. 1981-03-13T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/2116 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 4 No 10 (March 6-12,1981) Coastweek, Newspaper A warm welcome to Aga Khan: A red-carpet welcome awaits the Aga Khan when he arrives in Mombasa on Monday at the start of the four-day official visit to his Mombasa Jamaats. Among these expected to meet his highness at Mombasa’s Moi International Airport will be the coast provincial Commissioner Mr. Luka Galgalo, His Worship the Major of Mombasa Councillor Rajab Sumba, the chairman of H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan Shia Imani Coast Provincial council Mr. Lutaf Maherali, civic dignitaries and leaders of the Ismailia community of Mombasa- Reported by Shiraz Alibhai. Oman and the coast: I shall be grateful if you will allow me space to reply to the letters of two correspondents, Mr. Athumani Lali and Mr. Feisal Ahmed Brek who appeared in your last week’s issue. 1981-03-06T00:00:00Z