•This Comes Following Uproar Over the Bill Which Stakeholders Have Termed ‘Deeply Flawed’ In a major policy shift driven by intense pressure from key players in Kenya’s blue economy, the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs has agreed with the Council of Governors (CoG) to jointly petition Parliament for the immediate withdrawal of […]
The Kenyan government has disbursed grants totaling Sh128 million to fish farmers across 15 counties under the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP). The initiative, co-funded by the Government of Kenya and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), aims to support smallholder farmers in aquaculture, enhancing their sustainability and profitability in fish farming. Empowering Fish […]
In response to mounting concerns within the aquaculture sector, Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs, Ali Hassan Joho, has constituted a 12-member taskforce to review the Fisheries Management and Development (Aquaculture) Regulations 2024. This decisive action follows a High Court suspension of the regulations, initially set to take effect on January 1, […]
