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President Uhuru Kenyatta announced four new measures to explore and protect investment opportunities of 1.4 billion shillings in Kenya's blue economy.
Among the four measures are the adoption and introduction of new policies and the frontal confrontation of waste management and plastic pollution in water bodies.
The other steps are to ensure responsible and sustainable fishing, as well as safety and security on the high seas.
Speaking at the inaugural conference on the sustainable blue economy, Uhuru said Kenya would take advantage of these opportunities by exploring new technologies and innovations.
In addition, he expressed his fears as to the extent to which human activity has continued to affect the importance of the oceans, posing a serious threat to Kenya's food security and biodiversity on Earth and elsewhere. on sea.
To implement the policies, the President announced the creation of the Standing Committee on Implementing the Blue Economy.
The purpose of the committee is to develop and expand the institutional governance mechanisms already in place to improve the coordinated management of the blue economy.
In addition to the four measures, Kenyatta revealed ongoing plans to improve the Kenyan Maritime School, revive shipping and adopt a program to accelerate the development of the fishery.
In light of the four major housing priorities agenda, the government also intends to redevelop lakeside towns and villages in order to realize their sustainable industrial potential.
Last week, the government launched the Kenyan Coast Guard to strengthen the security and protection of collective waters to ensure security on the high seas. In launching the guard, President Kenyatta revealed that Kenya loses about 10 billion shillings per year for the benefit of foreign vessels fishing without authorization.
Coastguards are supposed to fight drugs, people and weapons smuggling along Kenya's long coastline. During the same period, the president also commissioned a new pier for fishing complex to allow the berthing of large fishing and patrol vessels and announced the establishment of a fishing company.
Kenya has already ratified the Agreement on Port State Measures which will ensure that Kenya flag vessels comply with the measures contained in the agreement.
According to the World Resource Institute's Special Envoy for Conflict and Natural Resources, Justin Mundy, a 10% marine protected area is needed by 2020 worldwide and 30% from here. 2030.
"The challenge is to put in place a process that focuses on the regeneration of the oceans. We are abusing the ocean and we have been abusing it for too long … Capturing these areas and exclusive economic zones is the only hope of reviving the fishery, "said Mundy.
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