Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 21 (May 23-29,1980)

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Inside this issue: It’sthe nyayo bridge: The ultra-modern multi-million-shilling bridge linking Mombasa Island with the Kenya North Coast and its important tourist industry may open to traffic next month, African physicians meet in coast confab: The 27th Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of Eastern and Central Africa (A.P.E.C.A.) got underway this week at Mombasa’s Nyali Beach Hotel. About 100 doctors from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia are attending the Conference, Quelle tour kenya: As a means of promoting holidays to Kenya Touristik Union International -the largest tour operator in Europe -invited 20 travel agents from Quelle to sample what they sell, Mombasa piano students success: Mombasa piano students have excelled in the recent exams of the Association Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London, Galgalo asks for peace and development: Mombasa (K.N.A.) _ Coast Provincial Commissioner Mr. Lucas Galgalo has told wananchi that he has not come to coast to make changes but to work closely with them and their leaders so as to bring development, Taib mourned: Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Mr. Sheriff Abdullah Taib, the father of an Assistant Minister for Commerce Mr. Shariff Nassir who died after a short illness at the Aga Khan Hospital Mombasa, Omanis praise moi: Mombasa (K.N.A.)- Omani nationals in Kenya have praised president Moi for his active and far-sighted diplomatic mission in the Arab lands aimed at enhancing and fostering further avenues of cooperation between Kenya and the Arab states.