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A recent workshop in Mombasa to develop Kenya’s National Fleet Development Plan for 2027–2031, paired with the National Tuna Fisheries Management and Development Strategy, marks more than another policy meeting.…
The Beira Fishing Port’s nine-month catch of 5,049 tonnes—69% of its 7,350-tonne annual target—looks like a success story on paper. But that figure conceals a far more troubling truth: Mozambique’s…
On December 11 at Uhuru Gardens, the Kenya Maritime Excellence Awards will pose a pointed question: Can the National Infrastructure Fund finance the ports, cold chains, training institutions, shipyards, and…
When Jomo Kenyatta took the reins of independent Kenya, the young nation faced urgent choices. Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1965, African Socialism and its Application to Planning in Kenya,…
Kenya’s blue economy carries outsized promise—and equally outsized risk. With more than 600 kilometres of coastline, critical marine ecosystems, and mounting pressure from pollution, overfishing, and climate change, the country…
Kenya sits on one of Africa’s most promising blue economy frontiers. With a long coastline, strategic ports at Mombasa and Lamu, a vast Exclusive Economic Zone, and a young population…
As Kenya prepares to host the Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Summit (AFSS 2026) from 7–9 October, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development’s promotional materials project confidence and ambition.…
An Op-Ed Featuring Elijah Mbaru, FICS CEO, Kenya Ships Agents Association | Chairman, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers — East Africa Branch The Industry at a Crossroads The global maritime industry…
Douglas Oliver’s recent LinkedIn post cuts to the bone of a long-running national failure. Nigeria once trained its own ocean-going seafarers on its own ships. Corruption and mismanagement killed the…
Tanzania has taken a concrete step toward asserting greater control over its vast Exclusive Economic Zone by awarding a Chinese shipyard the contract to build three deep-sea fishing vessels. The…