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On August 14, 2026, a quiet but consequential chapter opened in Kenya’s maritime labour story. Representatives of the newly formed Joint Seafarers Committee sat across from Mr. Abubakar of Cruiseway…
The expansion of the Port of Mombasa is far more than a routine infrastructure upgrade; it is a strategic test of Kenya’s ability to convert its Indian Ocean geography into…
For centuries, the sea has been the great equalizer. It does not ask where you come from. It does not check your passport before a storm. It does not apply…
For decades, the blue economy has been hailed as Kenya’s next great frontier—a vast, untapped reservoir of wealth that could lift coastal communities out of poverty and propel the nation…
Mombasa stands at a pivotal crossroads. As Kenya’s historic port city and the primary gateway to East Africa’s Northern Economic Corridor, it has long shouldered the burdens of rapid urbanization,…
The graduation of marine pilots at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) should not be allowed to fade into the routine procession of university ceremonies and congratulatory speeches. It deserves…
Parliament, Hon. Owen Baya and Dr. Eric Katana deserve credit for placing maritime education at the heart of Kenya’s Blue Economy ambitions The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Transport and…
The clearance of the proposed Bandari Maritime Academy Bill, 2023 by the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure represents far more than a routine parliamentary milestone; it presents…
For years, Kenya has spoken of the Blue Economy as though the phrase itself constituted an economic strategy. It does not. The Blue Economy will only acquire genuine meaning when…
A dangerous complacency prevails in Nairobi regarding Mombasa’s position as East Africa’s primary gateway. For decades, Kenya has enjoyed a gift that most nations would envy: a deep-water port serving…