https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/933 2026-04-16T07:35:42Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/956 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 17 (April 25-May 1,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Gifts for kwale’s shamu primary: Salim Mohammed Tenga, depity headmaster of the Shamu Primary School, Kwale District, has just been on a shopping spree buying items which they badly need, Mombasa movies: Double Academy Award Winner Sammy Fair, who wrote his first hit tune 50 years ago, provides the music for one of the four songs in Walt Disney’s productions The Rescuers which commences on Monday at Naaz Cinema, New order: In his capacity as representative of the World Muslim Congress and World Muslim League, Dr. Yusuf Ali Eraj, a well-known Kenyan gynecologist last week criticized the industrialized nations for “hoodwinking the world by making pious statements and holding elaborate conferences to protect the environment, Nakuru abeingo end ramogi match record: Mombasa (K.N.A.)- Nakuru’s Abeingo Cub put an end to Ramogi’s unbeaten record at the coast representative in the super league when they beat the latter 2-1 in a league match played at Mombasa Stadium, Coas league fixtures draw 43 local teams: This year’s Coast Provincial Division I, II and III leagues which commenced in Mombasa early this week may feature 43 soccer teams, according to the Coast Provincial Football Committee assistant fixture secretary, John Gardner. 1980-04-25T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/955 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 16 (April 18-24,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue; Saudi-kenya ties hailed: Kenya is moving closer to Middle East as far as trade ties are concerned and President Moi may soon be making another trip to the region to cement further co-operation to the Arab world, Pope comes to kenya: Who is he? This is the man who while in Rome has said, “I may please God… make a visit to Africa……to six different African countries.” One of these African countries is Kenya, Njonjo elected: Mombasa (K.N.A.)- Numerous leaders at the coast have congratulated the former Attorney General Mr. Charles Njonjo for being nominated unopposed as the new M.P. for the Kikuyu Parliamentary Constituency, Asparagus and prawns: Asparagus has always been considered a luxury at the table. Though the ancients devoured it, they preferred the wild to the cultivated variety; in France it came into vogue during the reign of Louis xiv thanks to a man called Quintinie who cultivated asparagus beds so that the ‘Sun King’ could have the vegetables all the year round, Mombasa movies:Double Academy Award Winner Sammy Fair, who wrote his first hit tune 50 years ago, provides the music for one of the four songs in Walt Disney’s productions The Rescuers which commences on Monday at Naaz Cinema. 1980-04-18T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/954 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 15 (April 11-17,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside thus issue: Loans for housing: Malindi has an immense squatter problem which the Malindi Town Council hopes to ameliorate through a “controlled squatter housing unit “for some 400 people, a plan for which is being forwarded to the Ministry of Local Government for approval, Dockers go to polls: Juma Boy looked poised to retain his post as the secretary general of the powerful Dock Workers Union in the May 5 elections race hotted up in Mombasa this week, Shailendra sings: Over the week, Mombasa was the scene of two shows from Shailendra Sings and his orchestra. The group which performed to packed houses on both nights captivated the audience with their melodious numbers and rib-tickling jokes, Lions club clinic: A one-week camp organized jointly by the two Lions Clubs of Mombasa, pwani and central ended and ended with 22 cataract eye operations being performed and 450 patients being screened between Mombasa, Malindi and Lam, it was disclosed by the joint convenor of the camp during the closing ceremony at Lohana Hall, Dr. Bachu Brahambhatt over the weekend. 1980-04-11T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/953 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 14 (April 4-10,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Summit success: As the four Presidents of Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya emerged with broad smiles from their one-day summit in Mombasa on Monday, an understanding on a number of issues related to regional co-operation appeared to have been reached, Thugs shoot police officer: Hola (K.N.A.) – The D.O. for Tana River Mr. P. Gichuru has warned that the Government is alert and would deal ruthlessly with any type of criminal element caught harassing law-abiding citizens, U.S. navy calling on kenya: the United States Navy amphibious ‘Charleston’ class troop carrier U.S.S. mobile may pay a four-day call to Mombasa from this morning, Jerusalem articokes: This vegetable resembles the Globe artichoke in flavor only. It is known as ‘topinambour’ in French and is a ‘tuber’ which originated in North America being imported into France at the beginning of the 17th C where Parmentier, who was responsible for popularizing the potato, set about in introducing this unusual vegetable, Mombasa man wins ‘best actor’ awards: Mombasa based Tony Schaer a fourth-former at Starehe Boys’ Center who wrote, directed and acted in a play called ‘In a World of Darkness’ became the best actor for the second year running in the Nairobi Schools Drama Festivals, Tourism minister for hoteliers’ meeting: The Minister for Tourism, Mr. G. K. M’Mbijjewe, will be the guest of honor at the next meeting of the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers’ and Caterers’, Coast, which takes place at Mombasa Beach Hotel on Friday (April 18), followed by the association’s annual sundowner party. He may be accompanied by his Permanent Secretary, Mr. J.A.K. Kipsanai, Kwale delegation to seek presidential view on land disputes: Kwale (K.N.A.) -Councilors in Kwale County Council have sounded their dissatisfaction at the way land is being adjudicated in the district. 1980-04-04T00:00:00Z