https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/171 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:33:36 GMT 2026-04-26T15:33:36Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/185 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 54 (December 27-January 2,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Diani hotels help south coast school:Such was the overwhelming success of an Harambee Fund Raising Meeting in aid of a Home Science Room and Workshop at Mwakigwena Primary School, Ukunda, that Shs. 71, 542/- was collected; Frigates to visit Mombasa: A French helicopter carrier accompanied y a French Navy frigate, is scheduled to arrive in Mombasa on January 2 for a five-day visit. Ananda marga tour Mombasa:Two Anarda Marga spiritual leaders have arrived in Mombasa to open a meditation center and a nursery school to be run by their mission; Marine casualties call on kilindini:Two comparatively recent callers at Mombasa have been involved in a marine causality on the North East tip of Malaysia; Thomas sollscher wins kenya ‘Wind- surfing’ The Kenya National Open Windsurfing Championships held over the weekend from Mombasa’s Hotel Inter-Continental were a great success attracting a large crowd of spectators as well as ‘incredible winds’ which gladdened the hearts of the twenty-five participants; Kaloleni’s Chelsea fc face hard game with wanderers FC: Kaloleni’s Chelsea FC who are the Mombasa District Runners-up face an uphill task this afternoon when they take on Kenya National Football League side, Wanderers of Mkanyageni in the quarter-final match of the B.A.T. cup soccer competition; Cannon four-ball at the nyali club:On Sunday December 22, 1985 the Annual Cannon Four Ball Better Ball Golf Tournament was played at Nyali Golf and Country club in superb conditions; ‘Mister kenya’Twenty-six-year-old Felix Ngari 1981, Kenya’s Lightweight Bodybuilding Champion has been in Mombasa for the last two weeks training for This year’s Mr. Kenya Body Building Championship to take place in Nairobi tomorrow. Fri, 27 Dec 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/185 1985-12-27T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/184 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 53 (December 20-26,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: ‘Ring-us-up’ is live tonight! An anticipated bumper audience of more than 50,000 Mombasa viewers are expected to watch and participate in tonight’s VOK Ring-Us-Up TV auction program as items worth over half a million shillings to under the hammer; Russian traveler runs aground off mtwapa: A stranding drama and an expected salvage episode, which proved not to be, provided considerable excitement last Sunday particularly to the residents of Mtwapa Creek; South coast water is ‘ Desperate situation’ At the time of writing this letter, residents south of the Robinson Baobab Hotel in Diani Beach, have been without a drop of water for seven days; Aga khan club snooker: Alnashir Mansoorali’s dominance in the Aga Khan club Three Ball Frame Tournament came to an end last week when he was knocked -out by Mehboob Lalji in the quarter final; Sunday surfing champs: A great deal of excitement is being generated among windsurfing enthusiasts for on Saturday and Sunday the Kenya National Windsurfing Championships take place from Hotel Inter-continental, Shanzu; Malindi deep- sea fishing success:The Malindi Sea Fishing Club’s Uhuru Trophy Competition was held on Friday 13th December. Fri, 20 Dec 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/184 1985-12-20T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/183 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 52 (December 13-19,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Kenya doubles petrol storage:The Kenya Government has completed the installation of one of the biggest petroleum facilities in the East African at Kipevu, costing KShs. 560 million; The sos children charity fun fair:The one-day Christmas fun fair at the SOS village, Heralding the beginning of December festivities in Mombasa, is set to take place tomorrow Saturday December; The Edward wilshaw trophy: The winds in early December are usually light and the events at Mombasa Yacht club over the past week have been held in typically calm conditions; Malindi fireball sailing:Rob Bennet, the Commodore of Fireball Kenya, has announced that the 1985 National Fireball Sailing Championship may be held at Malindi under the sponsorship of British Airways; Mombasa hold mighty gor XI: A day after being presented with new uniforms by the Kanu Mombasa Branch, the Mombasa combined team put up a credible performance to hold East and Central Africa Club Champions Gor Mahia to a 1-1draw; Pereira hockey finals: A capacity crowd is expected to flock the Aryans Ground tomorrow where the coast Hockey ‘Giants’ Mombasa Youngsters “A” takes on Mombasa Institute “A” in the final of Franklyn pereira Uhuru Cup Hockey Tournament; Coast swimmers:Twenty-one swimmers are taking part in the Jamhuri International Swimming Competition which started in Nairobi yesterday and scheduled to end on Sunday. Fri, 13 Dec 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/183 1985-12-13T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/182 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 51 (December 6-12,1985) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: New Nairobi road ready: Work on the main Mombasa -Nairobi road is expected to be completed this week, after a four-year-old battle to reclaim the damaged portion of the road at a cost of nearly K.Shs, 10 million; Malindi deserves priority: Malindi (KNA) Hotel owners in Malindi have appealed to the government to hasten the development of the town’s essential infrastructure with a view to attract more tourists to Kenya north coast resort; ‘Mombasa ideal for university’I write to air my views concerning the construction of the next university in our republic; Don’t harass our muslim students|: In Coastweek (14th Nov. ’85) we came along a letter titled “Vazi la Bui-Bui” by Abdulrahman Sheriff upon action taken by one of heads of a school in Mombasa trying to abolish the religious dress “bui-bui.” Fri, 06 Dec 1985 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/182 1985-12-06T00:00:00Z