https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/169 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:08:13 GMT 2026-04-25T16:08:13Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/175 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 44 (October 25-31,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside the issue: Mombasa going inter continental: New multi-million luxury hotel opens Friday; Tanzania wins Mombasa ‘marathon 85’ Mombasa humid weather conditions helped Tanzanians to sweep the first top two positions in the first ever Mombasa Marathon sponsored by Severin Sea Lodge and organized by Kenya Amateur Athletic Association. In response to my resources on the repair of the Old Kilindini Road, the municipal council’s employees came to mend the road; Laser championships: Mombasa Yacht Club has the pleasure of hosting the Kenya Open Laser Championships over the holiday weekend which included a contingent from Da es Salaam; Mombasa sports club ‘doubles’ tournament: The annual “Doubles Tournament”, sponsored by Miritini Brick and Title Company was held over the last two weeks at the Mombasa sports club; Warriors to meet Feisal: Four coast representatives in the Kenya National Football League Division Two, old timers Feisal, Lake Warriors, Kenya Cargo and Kenya Breweries may be involved in playing their league matches at Mombasa municipal stadium this weekend. Fri, 25 Oct 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/175 1985-10-25T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/174 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 43 (October 18-24,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue ; Lorries bye-pass Uganda blockade:Rwanda and Burundi cargo begins to move on; ‘African rainbow’ expedition set for epic river crossing: ‘Professional Adventurer’ Lorenzo Ricciardi leaves from Mombasa tomorrow for Tanzania, where his current ‘African Rainbow’ expedition prepares for an epic 6,000-Kilometer Safari; Kenyatta day celebration at coast:Kenyans may tomorrow mark with pomp and pride the 22nd anniversary of Kenyatta Day; Making your town clean campaign: While a lot has been written and aired about the state of our roads and general cleanliness of Mombasa town, little seems to have been done of late to arrest the situation; ‘Special people’ A few years back my niece who was about three years old was constantly coughing and was examined by a leading Doctor at the Coast Province General Hospital and was prescribed a syrup; Feisal clash with imara:The oldest and famous clubs at the coast, Feisal Football Club takes in Imara FC from Nairobi from the Mombasa municipal stadium on Sunday from 4 p.m; ‘Copy cat’ host coast rummy tournament:Rummy enthusiasts from all corners of Kenya, may be converging onto the coast Gymkhana, Mombasa, for a three day Rummy Tournament sponsored by Merrs. Copy Cat Fri, 18 Oct 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/174 1985-10-18T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/173 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 42 (October 11-17,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue ; ‘ Big ben’ for Mombasa: Rotarians to finance clock tower; Tourism meeting on ‘low season’ A high-powered forum to discuss the coast’s tourist industry, including the many empty hotel beds during ‘low’ season, takes place at Bamburi Beach Hotel on October 25; Mombasa movies: The heat is on, so they say, as Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds get together in City Heat, currently showing at Kenya Cinema; Liloni residents should establish own organization: Two weeks back from there was a letter from one of your correspondents in connections with the ferry operated by Kenya Bus Mombasa across Likoni; Portuguese church mystery: As you walk along Ndia Kuu in the direction away from Fort Jesus you come to an open space on your right-hand side; Political awareness: It was an extremely enjoyable musical extravaganza which enthusiastically welcomed coast provincial commissioner, Mr. Mohammed Yusuf Haji to officially open four new standard eight classes for Mvita primary school; Kisauni needs a fire station: We appreciate the role being played by the authorities concerned in bringing development to our country. Fri, 11 Oct 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/173 1985-10-11T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/172 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 41 (October 4-10,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this: UGANDA TROUBLE HURTS MOMBASA The landlocked country of Rwanda, its main import cargo pipeline cut off by the Ugandan war, has began to re-route its goods stranded in Mombasa through Tanzania to Kigali. MINISTER MAGUGU ASSURES IMPROVED AIRLINE SERVICES Mombasa (KNA) The Minister for Transport and Communications Mr. Arthur Magugu has said that the problems afflicting Kenya Airways are mainly human and can be solved by all the groups involved in the sector coming together to sort them out. DATELINE: DAR ES SALAAM Minister urges industrialists to aim for overseas export market. MSIKITI WA SWAFAA WA LAMU WAJENGWA Msikiti wa swafaa uliojengwa mwaka wa 1971, Msikiti wa pili maarufu kisiwani Lamu, unafanyika marekebisho makubwa kwa kujengwa upya na utakapokamilika utagharimu kiasi cha shilingi Milionimillioni nane unusu 8,500,000/- NEUER AUFSCHWUNG BEI AFRICAN TOURS AND HOTELS Die geschaftsleitung von Afican Tours & Hotels hat beschlossen, energische Vorkehrungen zu treffen und mass Yacht Club is well underway the numbers of entries for races is increasing. Fri, 04 Oct 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/172 1985-10-04T00:00:00Z