Coastweek Newspaper Vol 5 No 2 (January 8-14,1982)

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Inside this issue: Moslems set to mark’ maulidi’ thousands gather for celebrations: Thousands Moslems from all over Eastern Africa, the Comores Muscat and Arabian Gulf countries are flocking to Lamu Island for the annual ‘Maulidi’ to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday there,Mackenzie-marinetime in kenya shipping merger: The merging of the ‘shipping interests’ of two of the largest and long established companies in Kenya took place on January 1, 1982, writes Neta Peal, ‘Hotels Need Charter Tourist Trade…’For the first time in 15 years empty beds were to be found at the Coast over Christmas and the new year in what has hitherto been regarded as a peak period for the hotel industry, Travellers aid accident victims near Kilifi ferry: A-Thirteen-year-old child was treated at Kilifi General Hospital and discharged when a pick-up was carrying three Asian families collided with another car at the Kilifi Ferry, Kenextel to build new staff houses: Mombasa (K.N.A.)-The Kenya External Communication Company Ltd, (KENEXTEL) will this year spend shs. 16 million for the construction of staff houses and expansion of its Mombasa offices.