https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/935 2026-04-16T07:35:42Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/965 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 26 (June 27-July 3,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Battle of the champions: Three months after the Safari, big names in Kenya’s Motor Sports are back at the coast. Throughout Saturday night, lonely bush tracks may resound with the scream of highly turned engines at some 30 crews battle for fame, trophies, cash prizes and the all-important seeding points, Mombasa housing problems worsen: Mombasa residents are about to face a further worsening of already stretched service because the Municipal Council is still rented with financial problems inherited from the past years. Details of the Council’s plight have emerged in the town Clerk’s 1979 annual report just published, A moment of pride for ted shorrocks and piano pupils: It was a very important moment in 20-year history of Shorrocks Studio of Music Mombasa, when a record number of 34 students took the Royal School of Music examination there recently, Beauty queen gets real bird’s eye-view: There was a big surprise for the District Commissioner, Kwale, Mr. Isaac Lukalo, when a plane load of beauty flew into the Ukunda Airstrip on the south coast where he was waiting with government officers to be taken by Mombasa Air Services on a flight to view the extensive Kwale area he administers and to define tracks used by smugglers, Government wants a strong and health civil service-ondicho: Mombasa (K.N.A.)- the government attaches great importance to establishment of a strong heathy civil service with a capability of pursuing national development goals effectively. This has been said by the Union of Kenya Civil Servants Coast Provincial Director Mr. Zablon Ondicho at a dinner hosted in honor of fifty civil servants from west Germany currently on a study tour in Kenya, German navy visit kenya: Making their debut in Kenya was the German Federal Navy with the arrival of four of her Warships at Mombasa on a very successful and enjoyable four-day friendly visit, Salim returns to hero’s welcome in Mombasa: It’s Hockey Player of the year has returned to Mombasa. He is non other than the national goalkeeper Said Mbarak Salim who hails from the coast and plays for Mombasa Baobab Hockey Club. He is also the secretary of the Coast Hockey 1980-06-27T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/964 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 25 (June 20-26,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: A sight of the century: Sight of this century for coast residents may be the arrival at Mombasa under full sail of the 150-ton brigantine Eye of the Wind on or around July 10, West gernan war ships on kenya visit: A task group of four General Federal Navy warships may arrive in Mombasa on Sunday, July 6, for a four-day friendship visit, Government call for action on coast plots: Mombasa (K.N.A.) – The government has been called upon to review freehold land ownership in Mombasa Municipal Council to improve the standard of slums to decent level, Love, peace and unity should our aim-nassir: Mombasa (K.N.A.)- Wananchi have been called upon to practice the Nyayo philosophy of love, peace and unity but as an effective and motivating slogan, Jimmy james o.b.e.-uk honours award: A well-known coast resident Mr. W.J. has been presented with the insignia of, and the Royal Warrant of Appointment, to the O.B.E. by the British High Commissioner at a ceremony in Mombasa. 1980-06-20T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/963 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 24 (June 13-19,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Navy base under fire: Diego Garcia, the strategically placed Island in the Indian Ocean’s Chargos Archipelago, has become the focus of intense political discussion, debate and comment in Port Louis, Mauritius, The answer lies in the soil’s says dara patel: A man who knows his grapes, is Dara Patel-who for the past six years has been researching and experimenting with different varieties -from which has reached the conclusion, based on results, that grapes can now be grown commercially, and successfully at the Coast, Rubia pledge more cash for council plans: Mombasa (K.N.A.)- Former Local Government and Development Minister Mr. Charles Wanyoike Rubia has commended the Mombasa Municipal Council under the leadership of Mayor Rajab Sumba, for getting down to real business after only six months in office, and accordingly approved budgets for several projects worth thousand of shillings to enable the council continue with its work,Mombasa’s fr. Corcoran celebrates his silver jubilee: Mombasa’s “With it” Father Corcoran the inspiration behind the Swinging Stars who have given enjoyment to thousands of people through their ambitious musicals like Fiddler on the Roof, Mikado and Smike- all to raise money for Mombasa charities -celebrates his Silver Jubilee as a priest next week, Sameer international: In line with the steadily growing trend in modern furniture requirement, Sameer International limited offers a wide range of furniture to suit homes, public as well as semi-public indoor environments like hotels, restaurants, offices waiting rooms of all types and institutions. 1980-06-13T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/962 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 23 (June 6-12,1980) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside his issue: Poor man’s budget: Low paid Kenyans last night raised their glasses to Vice-President and Finance Minister Mwai Kibaki’s “soak the rich, save the poor” budget, Kenya budget at a glance: Petrol with the immediate effect the price of premium grade fuel may increase by 53 cents per liter, regular grade fuel may increase by 40 per cent per liter and diesel fuel may increase by eight cents per liter,Action on food shortage: The increasingly urgent food problems of developing countries have again come under scrutiny, this time at a conference in Arusha, Tanzania, one of the poorest of these nationsTremendous response from british tourists: Such has been the impact of B.B.C. films ‘Holiday 80’ shown on British T.V. during peak viewing time early this year when it was freezing, that many made bookings to sunny Kenya immediately, Mombasa movies: Here we go again: all the most colorful elements of fantasy, adventure and glamour in a fast- moving, action packed story as far removed as possible from the mundane reality of everyday life in the 20th C, Asian films: Since we have to be saddled with the Indian film industries stereo-typed films we might as well go through the torture of seeing them. To make things worse ‘Inspector Eagle’ which opens at the Kenya and Naaz cinema on Sunday, is none other than Sanjeev Kumar, Danish envoy on tour:Mombasa (K.N.A.)- The mayor of Mombasa Councilor Rajab Sumba has appealed to the Danish Ambassador in Kenya Mr. H. Jespersen to encourage technical aid flow to Kenya Councilor Sumba made the appeal when the Ambassador called on Him at his parlor. 1980-06-06T00:00:00Z