Coastweek Newspaper Vol 5 No 31 (July 23-29,1982)

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Inside this issue: Helicopter rescue’ at Mombasa show: One of the highlights of this year’s arena event at the Mombasa ASK show will be a demonstration of fire-fighting and rescue work by men from the American Navy’s USS Coronada in which a helicopter will be used, Private sector pledge to boost tour trade: The Kenya Association of Tour Operators (KATO) has pledged “an ongoing and substantial Nyayo effort, where the Government and private sector work and plan together for an improved tourist industry, and improved revenue earnings from the tourist industry.” Many More Students Will Now Get Basic Secondary Education: The intake of students in Tanzania mainland’s Secondary Schools is to be increased with the construction of day schools and the expansion of existing schools, Lamu sinks slowly into the ocean: Coastal residents must have been appalled to hear the parliamentary statement made last week to the effect that the Lamu hospital was not extended so the funds donated for the purpose were used to build hospital at Mkowe, on the mainland, because “Lamu is sinking.”Mombasa Has Become Drivers’ Nightmare: Mombasa town has become a nightmare for drivers-motor vehicles are in agony, riders lives are jeopardised while roads do not look like the most attractive mean of transport anymore.