Coastweek Newspaper Vol 21 No 4 (January 23-29,1998)

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Inidee this issue: Suggestion for council clean-up: “El -Nino cannot be blamed for the horrifying and dangerous state of the roads in Mombasa – for if they had been properly maintained and repaired throughout this would never have happened, Improvement to lamu and Malindi airports:bGreat improvements have been taking place at Manda Airstrip- where light aircraft land with passengers for Lamu and other Islands in the Lamu Archipelago, Fascinating insights to traditional to traditional African family life at the new ngomongo village: A manifestation of how different tribes can live together in amity can be observed at Ngomongo village, Shanzu, Minister promises to protect kenya’s fast fading forest, Coastdrive with Patrick obath:The washing away of the embankment of the bridge near Kiambu which resulted in severe disruption of traffic between Mombasa and parts of the country and hinterland to the West has caused some shock, Golf news: Pooman Thapa, the lady Captain at Mombasa golf club, bade farewell in her last week of captaincy by hosting her lady Captain’s prize on Saturday, Sailing notes: “Time and tide wait for no man” – this may be so but Mombasa sailors just wished they knew what the tides were up to – certainly not what the tide tables tell us.