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Kenya presides over one of Africa’s most glaring maritime paradoxes. With a 640-kilometre coastline on the Western Indian Ocean, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) spanning 142,400 square kilometres, and extended…
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…
Why Kenya and East Africa must move from celebrating maritime heritage to protecting, documenting and investing in it? There is a haunting image in the poster announcing the International Committee…
Why Kenya and East Africa must move from celebrating maritime heritage to protecting, documenting and investing in it There is a powerful image in the poster announcing the International Committee…
The completion and handover of the Shimoni Fish Port in Kwale County to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) marks more than another milestone in Kenya’s expanding maritime infrastructure—it potentially signals…
The ocean may appear limitless, but its resources are not. For generations, Africa’s coastal communities have depended on the sea for food, employment, cultural identity and economic survival. Yet beneath…
For generations, the Indian Ocean has been the lifeblood of Kenya’s coastal communities. Yet, for all its abundance, the people who brave its waters daily remain paradoxically tethered to poverty.…
The launch of the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani Blue Economy Multi-Agency Action Plan (JKP-BEMAP) 2026–2030 on June 19, 2026, at the Kenya Maritime Authority headquarters in Mombasa represents a…
As the 11th Our Ocean Conference draws to a close in Mombasa, one truth echoes far beyond Kenya’s coastline: Africa is no longer requesting a seat at the table of…
The announcement of the 5th Edition of the Mombasa Ocean Festival—a vibrant collaboration bringing together the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), the European Union, Alliance Française de Mombasa,…