Coastweek Newspaper Vol 2 No 9 (March 2-8,1979)

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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.