Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 50 (November 29-Dember 5,1985)

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Inside this issue: Boost for kenya tourism: Kenya’s Tourist Industry has this week received a considerable boost in Britain, where a large government delegation led by Tourism Minister A.J. Omanga is participating in the 1985 “World Travel Market” being hosted at the Olympic exhibition center in London; Church probe urole of ‘mombasa martyrs’Recently discovered documents revel that well over one hundred African and 146 others, mainly Portuguese died together ‘for their faith’ in Mombasa three hundred and fifty years’ ago ; Despite surgery andy faces a cloud future:Seven-year-old Andy, the forgotten victim of severe child abuse who is still without a home, has undergone a third plastic surgery at the Kilifi District Hospital on Tuesday in a further attempt to save his hands; Somalia tourism minister gets big shanzu welcome: Every effort is being made by Somalia to establish a tourist Industry, with many experts coming to help with its development; Lamu marathon men are ding it again…Julius Simiyu Karani and Jackson Mutunu Maimbo are doing it again-this time walking from Mombasa to Lamu and back to raise Kshs. 150,000/- in aid of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund. supporters of Gor Mahia FC, East and Central Africa Club Champions, cheered in jubilation when the Voice of Kenya soccer commentator announced the final whistle has been blown and Kenya Breweries had won the game 3-0 against AFC Leopards. SNOOKER SEMIS SET FOR TODAY The second semi-finals of the on-going Nissan-Dobie snooker competition sponsored by D.T. Dobie Limited is scheduled to take place today at Mombasa sports club. SUPPORTERS CLUB The Gor Mahia Likoni Sub Branch Supporters Elections was held in Likoni and supervised by Branch secretary John David Olare and Branch Treasurer-Abraham Obiero.