Kenya's deputy president checked on a marine training center being built in Kwale County on Wednesday. Kithure Kindiki visited the Regional Centre for Marine Transport & Port Logistics at Kombani in Matuga. The project costs about 607 million shillings, and construction is already 82 percent complete.
Students from seven East African countries will train at the center for careers in maritime fields. The facility will prepare learners for jobs in sea transport, port management, shipbuilding, marine science, engineering, navigation, and other globally sought-after skills. The government sees this as part of its plan to strengthen the blue economy.
Officials have launched several other programs to help coastal communities. The government gave 3.2 billion shillings to fisher groups through Beach Management Units. Workers are building fish ports at Shimoni and Liwatoni. New fish markets and landing sites are under construction across five counties along the Indian Ocean - Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, and Tana River.
Students from seven East African countries will train at the center for careers in maritime fields. The facility will prepare learners for jobs in sea transport, port management, shipbuilding, marine science, engineering, navigation, and other globally sought-after skills. The government sees this as part of its plan to strengthen the blue economy.
Officials have launched several other programs to help coastal communities. The government gave 3.2 billion shillings to fisher groups through Beach Management Units. Workers are building fish ports at Shimoni and Liwatoni. New fish markets and landing sites are under construction across five counties along the Indian Ocean - Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, and Tana River.
