Coastweek Newspaper Vol 6 No 3 (January 21-27,1983)

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Inside this issue: Kenya ports authority celebrate anniversary: The concept of containerization at the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa has entered a new era following the commissioning of the new Kshs. 40 million container terminal at Kipevu by Minister for Transport and Communication, Mr. Henry K. Kosgei, during a colourful ceremony marking the 5th anniversary of the Kenya Ports Authority, Pay up plea to co-op bank: Lamu farmers are not only discouraged by the considerable drop in the price of the cashew nuts, but by the fact that the Lamu Farmers’ cooperative Society say it has no money to pay for what they buy, Floods hinder travellers to lamu Malindi: There was a very noticeable reduction in the numbers of Moslems celebrating Prophet Muhammad’s on Lamu island this year, Mlindi high school gives a ‘thank you’ to hotel bingo: Bingo not only gives great enjoyment to local people and tourists from overseas, but tremendous assistance to the development programme of the Malindi High School, Mombasa movies old style Hollywood glamour pops up in a suoer new musical:Incidentally , the kenya Cinema has, this week, been taking a welcome break form the modern film trend of violence, sexual encounters of the seamy kind and drug addiction in preference for a marvellous entertainment for every taste, Million pledge to help Tanzanians heart patients: The international heart Relief center in Minneapolis provisioned Shs. 108 million for heart surgeries to Tanzanian children. Dr. Kanabar, who recently accompanied two Tanzanian girls to the Minneapolis Center in a trip organized by the Mwanza Round Table, said on return that the Round Table Association of Mwanza will try to raise Shs. 684, 000. 000 so as to assist towards the programme . A single heart surgery costs Shs. 114, 000, 000.