https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/31 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:34:54 GMT 2026-04-16T07:34:54Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/202 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 12 (March 23-29,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this Issue: It’s the Zurich special: It was another ‘first’ for Balair of Switzerland at Mombasa’s Port Reitz International Airport over the weekend when there new D.C. 10 Aircraft landed with over 300 passengers on a direct flight from Zurich to Mombasa. Kenyan medics meet at coast: Leading members of the republic’s medical profession are meeting in Mombasa this weekend for the annual Kenya Medical Association Conference being hosted at the Nyali Beach Hotel. Smokey old lady of kilindini: A newsitem from ‘Lloyds List’ 75 years recently caught my eyes especially having regard to the present-day emphasis on pollution and the environment. Congestion easing up investigating the base of the sea; Leading the Kenyan delegation to the four-day UNESCO Conference which took place under the auspices of the Inter- Governmental Oceanography Commission in Nairobi recently was Mr. John S. Mumba, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife. Tusiwasahau watoto wetu: Mtukufu Rais Daniel Arap Moi anawapenda sana Watoto wa taifa hili na ilivyokuwa twafuata nyayo zake ni lazima na sisi kuwapenda Watoto wote kwa roho zetu safi, alisema Waziri wa serikali za wilaya, Bwana Robert Matano, mjini Mombasa. Dateline :Dar es salaam The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Dar es Salaam is to double its annual student intake to 100 so as to increase the pace of training local medical experts Fri, 23 Mar 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/202 1979-03-23T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/201 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 10 (March 9-15,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this Issue: Industry on the move: Progress continues on all fronts in developing and expanding the now considerable base of large manufacturing Industries throughout Coast Province. ‘Spy –plane Tourist: The inventor of a ‘spy-plane’ used in World War Two has been enjoying his six sixth holiday in Kenya-a country he likes so much as it has no ‘apartheid’. Kenyan Hotels ‘world best’’: Ten hotels and lodges from Kenya are included in the selection by Rene Lecler in the 1978 edition of the Harpers and Queen Magazine The 300 Best Hotels in the World. Money with Garry Bradley: Many people who sell their property or investment shares are surprised to find that a sum of money has been deducted from the proceeds of the sale as Withholding tax, even though they consider that they are not liable to pay tax. Business News: A brilliant young Mombasa advertising executive, Mohamed Adam, 33, has successfully established a new coast advertising agency known as Media Limited. Dar orders new printing presses: The Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications Corporation is setting up a 25 million shillings printing press to print stationary formerly ordered from Kenya. Port moves maize export: The first export of bulk maize to move through Kilindini for approximately one year is presently being shipped by the 16500 d.w. ton, three -year- old Japanese bulk carrier m.v. Mount Rainer. Fall off in Kilindini Cargo: The total tonnage of dry cargo handled at the port of Mombasa during the month of February showed a decline of 52,828 deadweight tons compared with previous month (January). Fri, 09 Mar 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/201 1979-03-09T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/200 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 9 (March 2-8,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this Issue: Reggae kings visiting Mombasa: Britain’s leading Reggae group ASWAD are to host two evening concerts in Mombasa on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13 and 14. New plan to combat malindi pollution; In order to alleviate the pollution problem to Malindi Bay caused by mud from the Sabaki River, the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is being asked to set up a committee of experts “to recommend immediate action to encourage and train the Sabaki River to use its northern outlet, and also to obtain the necessary finance”. Errol on food: Espagnole: This is the classic brown sauce used as a base for many other sauces. Mombasa movies: ‘Piranha’ Asian films”: ‘Pandit Aur Pathaan’ Its all for the Bahari club:’ Big plans are in hand to transform Mombasa’s popular Bahari Club into a most attractive aqua-sport and social center styled on the lines of Hawaiian Fishing Village featuring straw-laced bamboo thatched roofs and many facilities to woo and cultivate anglers from all over the world-including Kenya. Electricity hikes-real shocker: The main topic of conversation recently has been vastly increased electricity bills received by coast residents. Money with Garry Bradley: Much has been written in recent weeks about a possible devaluation of the Kenyan Shilling, and one phrase that has appeared on many occasions is the fact that the shilling is tied to the S.D.R. unit. Japanise scientist on Geo thermal mission: A geothermal survey mission from Japan is currently visiting Kenya to investigate the potential development of geothermal energy in the Rift Valley. Business news: Kenya Airways, in a bid to sell the tourism idea to almost every part of the world, has appointed Demajo Tours, to be their general sales agency in Malta, as from January 1, 1979. Tragedy as ship sinks in a Atlantic storm: The tragic loss of the six-year-old Svedel cargo liner Francois Vieljeux again highlights both the force of the sea and the respect it deserves whether you are experiencing the moods of the of the ocean in a small sailing craft or a deep-sea ocean-going vessel. Port health hazard now cleared: Thorough cleansing work is going on at the port of Mombasa to clear bushes and kill rats and any other rodent that could be inhabiting the bushes and, some of the sheds and stacking yards. Fri, 02 Feb 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/200 1979-02-02T00:00:00Z https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/44 Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 13 (March 30-April 5,1979) Coastweek, Newspaper Inside this Issue: Kibaki aids kisauni project:The Coast and Mombasa’s Harambee meeting of the year may take place on Sunday at 2.00p.m. in the ground of Frere Town Primary School, Kisauni (Mombasa) and the guest of honor may be none but his Excellency the Vice President and Minister for Finance, Hon. Mwai Kibaki; Errol on flood;The simple joys of fresh Herbs; Herbs:A variety of aromatic plants which enhance food; Aga khan scouts 50 year jubilee:H.H. The Aga Khan Boy Scouts Group, known as 2nd Mombasa (Aga Khan) Group is this week celebrating 50 years of its establishment; Mombasa movies: ‘The Amazing Dobermans’; Asian films;‘Kasme Vaade’; Postal problems: There appears to be something seriously wrong with the processing, dispatch and delivery of postal articles between Mombasa and Nairobi post offices; Spelling out the treaty:The Israeli Knesset has overwhelmingly endorsed the Israeli-Egypt treaty (although some members voted without enthusiasm and the minority was vociferously opposed) and President Carter has called the action a “voice for peace”; Kilindini port as a strategic base: The strategic importance of Mombasa and its use outside port limits for repairs, crew change, etcetera on the vital tanker shipping route to and from the Arabian gulf; Money with garry Bradley: Readers may be by now have recovered from their initial shock of their January and February electricity bill; Reseach vessel: The M.V. Kaskazi – a marine research vessel belonging to the Zanzibar based Institute of Marine Sciences is to be commissioned in May; Dateline : Nairobi / Dar es salama:If anybody deserves the title, journalist-of -the -year, Blamuel Njururi-for his investigative reports in the Nairobi Times on the Ken-Ren scandal, the V.O.K. air freighted equipment which eventually burned itself out at Ngong to mention a few – is the man; Myster of the acient footprint: Another father in the cup of archaeology in Tanzania; Micro-fossils-new discovery:The unearthing of some ancient rocks in Greenland and a female skeleton in North eastern Ethiopia may necessitate some re-writing of scientific textbooks, says their discoveries; Sonntag fruehschoppen jazzkonzert:Jeden zweiten soontag im monat finden im Robinson Baobab Hotel an der Suedkueste Jazzkonzert statt; ulevi wahatarisha maendeleo:Ulevu wa kupindukia unahatarisha Maisha na maendeleo na Kenya imekuwa na ongezeko la asilimia 130 kati ya mwaka 1972-1976 katika utumizi wa tembo; Musizushe mizozo ya kidini: Mkuu wa mkoa wa Pwani Bwana Eliud Mahihu ameishauri jamii ya kibohora nchini Kenya kuendelea na juhudi za kuhifadhi amani na umoja katika kutekeleza mafunzo ya dini na kuepukana na mitindo ya kuhatarisha Amani; New A.V.A volleyball club: The current Coast Volleyball League is well of the start with 22 teams fighting for top honors; Safari sponsors: A call to sponsoring to assist African drivers in the Safari Rally was made by the managing director of Pan African Paper Mills (E.A.) Ltd, Mr. Eric Knott, when he presented a cheque for Shs. 30,000/= to Jeff Kimaru, one of the leading African Participants in the Rally; Two selected for perth tour: Two coast hockey players have been selected for the national side which may tour Australia next month and take part in an international tour nament in perth; Mixed blessings: This year’s rugby scene has got a lot of mixed blessings coupled with the prevailing malady which often has been the failure to honor fixtures; M.S.C. 80 year’ young: It is most probable that Mombasa Sports Club are the oldest football club in Kenya, or even in East Africa; Sports club PIP Jaffery Mombasa sports club confirmed their claim as the top club at the coast last Sunday with a comfortable away win over Jaffery sports club by 67 runs; Coast youth impress at nation sports meet: A number of Kenya secondary school national tournaments were held in Mombasa early this week; Mombasa team tours Tanzania:Mwenge football club may tour Tanga this weekend for friendly matches against local sides, Mwenge has toured Tanga in 1976. Fri, 30 Mar 1979 00:00:00 GMT https://coastweek.tum.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/coastweek/44 1979-03-30T00:00:00Z