Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 30 (July 25-31,1980)

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Inside this issue: Sad loss to coast: The old Nyali Bridge may soon be no more. Its time is nearly up. The final curtain may come down on the Nyali pontoon bridge only days after the new Nyayo Bridge opens for traffic later this month. What may remain is a ghost bridge at the whims of the Indian Ocean tides, New coconut project for faza farmers: Mombasa (K.N.A.) _The Provincial Director of Agriculture Coast Mr. J.K. Gatheru said that sh. 180,000 has been set aside for tree development in the province for the current financial year,More than 200,000 at Mombasa show: Mombasa (K.N.A.)- This year Mombasa A.S.K show is expected to attract over 200,000 people to the Jomo Kenyatta showground when it opens its doors for four days fro august 28-31 1980, New twarab singer shows great hope: Kenya has now a great hope for catching up in having talented Twarab singers and may soon outshine its neighbors -Somali and Tanzania who boast of highly reputable twarab singers such as Malika of Somalia and Shakila of Tanzania, Mombasa films: Mombasa movie land has been hatting up in the last few days with true life drama, modern day myth and enchanting entertainment. Back again after one year of its baptismal debut in Mombasa is Midnight Express, powerful film based on the true story of Bill Hayes, an American who was arrested in Turkey in 1970 for transporting a small amount of Hashish, Fans mourn india’s film playbacksinger: Sad news for Indian film fans is that 55-year-old singer Mohammed Rafi died in Bombay this week of a heart attack, informed sources have confirmed to coastweek: Coast player to represent kenya in Tokyo match: One of the lucky young persons to represent Kenya in the South Korean Invitational Tournament and the Third World Table Tennis Championships in Japan is 18-year-old Karim Sumar.