President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the treasury to release funds for the construction of an ultra mordern Tuna Fish factory aimed at boosting the Fisheries Sector.
The factory is part of a larger development, in the transformation of Liwatoni Fish Landing Site into a modern Fishing Port.
With the completion of the Liwatoni Fishing Port in March 2021, all fishing vessels operating in Kenyan waters will be required to land their catch at Kenyan Ports.
Uhuru further directed that by June 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries will have trained atleast 1,000 Kenyan fishermen who will be absorbed by vessels operating in Kenyan waters;
The President has urged investors interested in the country’s expanding Blue Economy to take advantage of the reforms in the sector by investing in Kenya.
The measures follow a meeting convened today at State House, Mombasa by His Excellency the President and attended by Cabinet Secretaries Ukur Yattani (National Treasury), Peter Munya (Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries) and James Macharia (Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works).
The meeting was also attended by Principal Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy Prof Micheni Ntiba.
