Seafarers are calling for urgent presidential intervention over Kenya’s prolonged delay in issuing Seafarers’ Identity Documents, warning it is undermining jobs and maritime competitiveness.
Nine Kenyan seafarers are stuck in Kilwa, Tanzania, after their fishing vessel was impounded by authorities over alleged human trafficking.
Kenya’s maritime training has been strengthened with the installation of a bridge simulator at Mount Kenya University’s Malindi Maritime Academy in Kilifi County.
Kenya ratified the MLC in 2013, but setting up a functional council has since proved a challenge.