https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/28 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:34:08 GMT 2026-04-16T07:34:08Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/212 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 26 (June 29-July 5,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: South coast hotel boom: The government intends that the development of Diani Beach, on Kenya’s south coast mainland, may be based on ‘free enterprise’. Derek Hall on ‘low season booster’ visit: Back in Kenya again for a brief seven-day ‘Whistle stop’ tour before jetting onto the Seychelles has been Derrick Hall, United Touring International’s marketing manager for Europe, East Africa and Seychelles. Zanzibar looking at rubber: Zanzibar which provides the greater part of the world’s supply of cloves, is to diversify its monocrop economy by developing rubber plantations. The energy crisis means sacrifice; Kenya is an economic crisis. And the situation could be worse next year. So we were told during the budget day earlier this month Kenya and Britain: President Moi’s recent visit to Great Britain has reaffirmed the friendship and goodwill which exists between Kenya and Britain. Diffuculties in Iran: It is not just the Western press that has been wondering out loud whether the people of Iran have in Ayatollah Khomeini one despot in place of another…. Problems with a Propellor: I made last week of the presence in port of the Nedlloyd Niger discharging of a single voyage charter to Svedel Line. TARZAN BESUCHT DAS BAOBAB HOTEL Tarzan-Aehnliche Urschreiehallten durch die friedliche Stille des Robinson Baobab Hotel’s als sich kuerzlich sechs Leute im lustigen Wettstreit um den Titel des ‘Mr. Baobab’ massen. Fri, 29 Jun 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/212 1979-06-29T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/211 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 25 (June 22-28,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: Goodby to pot holes: Mombasa’s nightmare roads-reminiscent of a battlefield -causing untold damage to cars and people, are speedily being repaired as the rains abate. Full story page 6. Ami in Libya: Idi Amin, the deposed Uganda president has been granted ‘political asylum’ in Libya. ‘One million Vietnamese refugees: Unless pressure from the international community bring it to a halt it is feared that the exodus of refugees from Indo-China could reach millions. Ogutu opens s.a.s coast office: Kenya and the Scandinavian countries have long standing mutual relationship in a variety of fields, said the minister for Tourism and Wildlife, Hon Mathew Ogutu, M.P. during the official opening of S.A.S. branch office at Ambalal House, Mombasa. Full story page 17. Cargo handling men win first aid honours: Employees of the Kenya Ports Authority and other industries have been exhorted to take First Aid and Home Nursing courses. Cameroon president is in 21st year of office; While Ghana has been convulsed by another military coup, a nearby West African Country, Cameroon presents a different image to the outside world. Kenya mfano mkubwa afrika: Mwakilishi wa His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaid Al-Nahyan, mtoto wa mfalme wa tawala za Milki za Waarabu huko Abu Dhabi Dr. Ezzedin Ibrahim Mustafa amesema mjini Mombasa kwamba utawala mwafrika nchini Kenya chini maongozi ya busara ya Rais Daniel Arap Moi ni mfano kwa bara lote la Afrika n ahata katika mataifa mengine ya ulimwengu wa leo. DIE KUNST DES REISEN IN AFRIKA Der bekannte journalist und Schriftsteller Edward Rodwell schreibt ueber die Kunst des Reisens vor 130 Jahren. Fri, 22 Jun 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/211 1979-06-22T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/210 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 24 (June 15-21,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: New heart center: Mr. Ameer Sassim-Lakha, the chairman of the Aga Khan health service, Mombasa, has announced the signing of a contract for the construction care unit at the Aga Khan hospital Mombasa. Floods hit lamu area: Thousands of north coast Kenyans have been left homeless, hundreds stranded, and many affected by famine, in the wake of continuing heavy rains and flooding in the Tana River and Lamu districts. Oil to go up: Kenyans recovering from the recent budget Day trauma can look forward to further bad news: it now seems certain that O.P.E.C., s official price may be raised by another 15 per cent this month Paella: This Spanish dish peasant in origin, but now internationally renowned is not made according to any rules except that the sea foods should be very fresh and that it should be cooked without a lid which is one of the keys to achieving perfection. French navy visits: Two warships of the French navy have sailed from Mombasa on Monday after six-day goodwill visit to Kenya to further the friendship which exists between the two countries and her people. The popes pilgrimage to Poland: What is happening now in Poland is fantastic. Lost people of Africa: Considerable hopes have been raised following the recent Pan African Conference hosted in Arusha and convened to analyze and evaluate the problems posed to Africans by refugees. Shippers worried over Vietnamese refugees: The Bank Line, whose vessels were at one time regular callers at Kilindini, have lately been the focuss of attention in the Far East. Musiingize uislamu siasani: Katibu mtendaji wa baraza kuu la Waisilamu nchini Kenya Sheikh Mohammed Amana amewashauri Waisilamu watakao simama katika uchaguzi mkuu wa serikali za mitaa kujiepusha kuingiza dini ama Uisilamu katika siasa. BESUCHEN SIE DAS DAS TAMARIND FUER EINEN GANZ BESONDEREN ABEND Was gibt es Schoeneres, als einen Abend im Tamarind zu verbringen, mit dem einzigartigen Ausblick auf die Altstadt Mombasa’s. Fri, 15 Jun 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/210 1979-06-15T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/209 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 23 (June 8-14,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this issue: President invited to open show: President Daniel Arap Moi has been invited to officially open this year’s Mombasa show, on Friday august 31. Arab aid coast school project: A trust deed, setting up the Sheikh Khalifa Charitable fund for educational purposes with a capital of K.Shs. 40 million-was signed midweek at the Oceanic Hotel Mombasa, becoming immediately VON LETTOW WORBECK UND DAS LUFTSCHIFF DAS SEIN ZIEL NICHT ERREICHTE Ich bezweifle sehr, dass sich irgend jemand in Ostafrika noch an Dr. Zupitza erinnern kann. Akina mama wampongeza rais Moi: Viongozi wa kanu wanawake mjini Mombasa Bi-Aisha Soud na Bi-Shuwekha Rashid wapongeza Mtukufu Rais Moi kwa matamshi yake ya kurekebisha hatua za kutoa mamlaka ya wakuu wa wilaya (Madisii) kwa wanawake pia. Jiepushe na wavunjifu: Waziri wa mashauri ya nchini Kenya Bwana Stanley Oloitiptip amewashauri wananchi wa pwani kujitenga na wanasiasa waharibifu ambao lengo lao ni kuleta farakano za jamii. Fri, 08 Jun 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/209 1979-06-08T00:00:00Z