• The target was achieved; however, maritime training—undertaken by Bandari Maritime Academy and other maritime training institutions under the oversight of the Kenya Maritime Authority—continues to face significant challenges. These include inadequate institutional funding, limited access to student financing through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), and insufficient sea-time and employment opportunities for trainees. As a result, many cadets are unable to complete mandatory sea-time requirements for certification, leading to delays in qualification, underemployment, and a growing mismatch between trained graduates and industry absorption capacity. This undermines the efficiency of investments in maritime education and constrains the country’s ability to fully harness opportunities within the blue economy.
• Lack of an active national carrier to provide sea time and employment opportunities and low- level placement by licensed recruitment and placement agencies.
• Construction of the project has not commenced due to a court injunction
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• Inadequate Maritime Training and Skills Gap Despite the presence of institutions such as Bandari Maritime Academy and Technical University of Mombasa, maritime training in Kenya faces major challenges. These include limited modern training equipment and simulators, a shortage of qualified instructors, and insufficient sea-time opportunities for cadets. Additionally, gaps in full compliance with standards set by the International Maritime Organization reduce the global competitiveness of Kenyan seafarers. Lack of mandatory shipboard training opportunities-In order for the seafarers to be able to complete their training, it is compulsory they are provided with experiential training or seatime so that they have experience in working on board ships. This is provided by international shipping lines and can also be provided by provision of training vessels. However due to lack of a national carrier and inadequate funding it has become a challenge to provide seatime to our youth being trained as seafarers;
• Inadequate training equipments – Maritime institutions face skills gaps, outdated training, Lack of sea time opportunities limited access to practical sea-time experience Limited local employment opportunities – Kenya lacks a strong national merchant fleet to absorb trained seafarers.
• 1. High cost of maritime courses and lack of GOK support for the training-The maritime courses are very expensive and adequate funding need to be provided in order to make them affordable to the citizens. Since BMA is not under the Ministry of Education their institution is not provided with funding under TIVETA and this makes maritime courses being offered becoming very expensive. 2. Inadequate training facilities, trainers and equipment- The demand for seafarers is rising both locally and globally, presenting an opportunity for youth employment. Kenya currently has 10,500 registered seafarers, while the global industry faces a growing shortage, with a projected deficit of 89,510 officers and 450,000 ratings by 2026. By 2050, an additional 875,000 seafarers will be needed. To remain competitive, investment in training facilities, trainers, and equipment is crucial to meet international certification standards (STCW '78). Leading maritime nations have heavily invested in maritime education, prompting the Kenyan government to designate Bandari Maritime Academy as a Regional Centre of Excellence. The State Department has developed a Master Plan to enhance the academy’s capacity and ensure Kenya supplies skilled professionals to the global market. 3. Inadequate Curricular-Maritime Training Institutions are required to provide training for maritime transport that covers seagoing and shore-based personnel to serve and manage the shipping and ports and the wide Blue Economy. The institutions also provide courses that lead to proficiency and competency certification in programmes under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Conventions. Lack of ready curricular for some courses that are urgently required by seafarers is a major challenge in development of competent human resource capacity in the sector. This has resulted to Kenyans seeking for training opportunities in other global and regional countries including United Republic of Tanzania among others; 4. Lack of mandatory shipboard training opportunities-In order for the seafarers to be able to complete their training, it is compulsory they are provided with experiential training or seatime so that they have experience in working on board ships. This is provided by international shipping lines and can also be provided by provision of training vessels. However due to lack of a national carrier and inadequate funding it has become a challenge to provide seatime to our youth being trained as seafarers;
• • Lack of mandatory shipboard training opportunities-In order for the seafarers to be able to complete their training, it is compulsory they are provided with experiential training or seatime so that they have experience in working on board ships. This is provided by international shipping lines and can also be provided by provision of training vessels. However due to lack of a national carrier and inadequate funding it has become a challenge to provide sea time to our youth being trained as seafarers;
• 1. High cost of maritime courses and lack of GOK support for the training-The maritime courses are very expensive and adequate funding need to be provided in order to make them affordable to the citizens. Since BMA is not under the Ministry of Education their institution is not provided with funding under TIVETA and this makes maritime courses being offered becoming very expensive. 2. Inadequate training facilities, trainers and equipment- The demand for seafarers is rising both locally and globally, presenting an opportunity for youth employment. Kenya currently has 10,500 registered seafarers, while the global industry faces a growing shortage, with a projected deficit of 89,510 officers and 450,000 ratings by 2026. By 2050, an additional 875,000 seafarers will be needed. To remain competitive, investment in training facilities, trainers, and equipment is crucial to meet international certification standards (STCW '78). Leading maritime nations have heavily invested in maritime education, prompting the Kenyan government to designate Bandari Maritime Academy as a Regional Centre of Excellence. The State Department has developed a Master Plan to enhance the academy’s capacity and ensure Kenya supplies skilled professionals to the global market. 3. Inadequate Curricular-Maritime Training Institutions are required to provide training for maritime transport that covers seagoing and shore-based personnel to serve and manage the shipping and ports and the wide Blue Economy. The institutions also provide courses that lead to proficiency and competency certification in programmes under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Conventions. Lack of ready curricular for some courses that are urgently required by seafarers is a major challenge in development of competent human resource capacity in the sector. This has resulted to Kenyans seeking for training opportunities in other global and regional countries including United Republic of Tanzania among others;
• Implementation of the project stop in FY 2024/25 due to court injuction
• Project stalled due to lack of budgetary allocation during FY. 2023/25 and 2025/26
• Project stalled due to court injuction
• 1. Lack of an active national carrier to provide sea time and employment opportunities 2. Low level placement by recruitment and placement agencies
• Inadequate training facilities, trainers and equipment to offer mandatory training for qualification and certification under the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watch-keeping (STCW '78); Lack of ready curricular for some courses that are urgently required by seafarers; High cost of maritime courses - The maritime courses are very expensive, and adequate funding needs to be provided in order to make them affordable to the youths. Since BMA is not under the Ministry of Education, the institution is not provided with funding under TVET
• Funds unavailability
• Delayed implementation due to issuance of title deed
• Slow completion of other construction projects
• Delays in implementation of the project
• Contractual terms delays
• Title deed
• Financial challenges

• o address these challenges, it is recommended that the Government enhance budgetary support to maritime training institutions, expand HELB financing to fully cover maritime programmes, and establish targeted sea-time facilitation mechanisms, including partnerships with shipping lines and the potential development of a national carrier to guarantee cadet placements. Additionally, strengthening regulation and performance monitoring of recruitment and placement agencies, alongside bilateral agreements with international maritime partners, would improve employment pathways and ensure that training translates into meaningful job opportunities.
• Establish a national shipping carrier complemented by enforced sea-time quotas and a regulated, performance-based recruitment system to guarantee structured training and employment opportunities for Kenyan seafarers.
• Expedite resolution of the court injunction to facilitate the contract to complete the project in good time
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• Upgrade training facilities – Invest in modern simulators, well-equipped workshops, and digital learning platforms. Expand sea-time opportunities – Establish a national cadet placement program, negotiate with shipping lines, or provide a dedicated training vessel.
• Upgrade training facilities – Invest in modern simulators, well-equipped workshops, and digital learning platforms. Expand sea-time opportunities – Establish a national cadet placement program, negotiate with shipping lines, or provide a dedicated training vessel. Promote public-private partnerships – Collaborate with shipping companies and port operators to support cadet training and placements.
• a. Reduce Training Costs: Integrate Bandari Maritime Academy into national education funding frameworks, expand HELB support, establish a maritime training fund, and promote public–private partnerships and scholarships to make courses affordable. b. Improve Facilities and Capacity: Fast-track implementation of the academy’s Master Plan, invest in modern equipment and simulators, recruit and upskill trainers, and strengthen industry and development partner support to meet international standards. c. Expand Curriculum Coverage: Develop and accredit missing programmes aligned with the International Maritime Organization conventions to reduce reliance on training abroad and strengthen Kenya’s maritime training capacity. d. Increase Sea-Time Opportunities: Establish a national cadetship programme, secure bilateral agreements with shipping lines, invest in training vessels, and explore revival of a national carrier to ensure mandatory shipboard training opportunities for cadets.
• • Partnerships and collaborations with International Institutions- Enhance collaboration and partnerships with international maritime administrations as well as their national shipping lines so as to access placement of youths and on-board training/ job opportunities.
• a. Reduce Training Costs: Integrate Bandari Maritime Academy into national education funding frameworks, expand HELB support, establish a maritime training fund, and promote public–private partnerships and scholarships to make courses affordable. b. Improve Facilities and Capacity: Fast-track implementation of the academy’s Master Plan, invest in modern equipment and simulators, recruit and upskill trainers, and strengthen industry and development partner support to meet international standards. c. Expand Curriculum Coverage: Develop and accredit missing programmes aligned with the International Maritime Organization conventions to reduce reliance on training abroad and strengthen Kenya’s maritime training capacity
• Fast track determination of the court injuction to allow resumption of the project
• Budgetary allocation of the project in the FY 2026/27 to faciliate completion of the project in good time
• The court case to be fast tracked and the ruling to be implemented to facilitate completion of the project in good time
• • Provision of seatime training- The State Department need to develop several strategies in order to provide the much needed seatime training for the seafarers being trained. The strategies include among others restructuring KNSL as a national carrier, developing MOUs with other countries and International Shipping Companies with a view of increasing seatime opportunities.
• • Development of curriculum- Development of adequate curriculum to provide training for both seagoing and shore-based personnel. This will ensure seafarers are trained locally and they safe the foreign exchange they are charged by being trained in foreign country Globally, leading maritime nations have heavily invested in specialized maritime education and training institutions to build human resource capacity, recognizing the sector’s critical role in socio-economic development. In response to this global trend, the Government identified Bandari Maritime Academy as a Regional Centre of Excellence to provide maritime skills and support sustainable development.
• Timely release of funds
• Expedite release of funds for completion of the projects
• Expedite full implementation of the project
• Timely release of exchequer
• Expedite speedy implementation of the project
• Project to go on as planned
• Expedite issuance of title deed
• Exchequer to release funds in FY 2025/26
• Activity to go on as planned

• Target on training was achieved with 1,375 seafarers trained.
• Target not achieved. Total number of seafarers recruited due low-level placement by licensed recruitment and placement agencies.
• Target was completed during Q2 of the FY 2025/26
• On schedule The progress is as follows: • Substructure works completed • Superstructure works completed That is, structural framework for NAMARET is completed
• Intent to plan the Indian Ocean gazette notice published; legal review and draft MSP regulations finalized; Key thematic technical areas identified and analytical framework developed; MSP portal development is ongoing; data collection and compilation done; and cloud server procured from the National server provider at Konza city
• Completion rate for the landing sites is as follows: Kidongo- 59.68%; Mukowe 36.20%; Kipini 47.92%; Kilifi Central 58.31%; and Mwaepe 46.44%.
• On schedule
• Scheduled for completion in third quarter for the FY 2025/26
• Developed and operationalized four out of 10 fish in Tharaka Nithi, Kakamega, Meru and Nyeri
• Target not achieved
• Cumulatively 3,910 youth were retrained on STCW courses
• Shortfall was attributed to increased competition from private Maritime Training institutions that also offer Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping Courses
• lack of government funding has negatively affected the institution.Lack of sea time and employment opportunities has led to reduced number of youths .The government needs to provide funding for the vijana bahari programme
• The allocated budget was Kshs. 29693154
• Target not achieved.
• Target achieved. The target was undertaken by BMA and other Maritime Training Institutions under the oversight of Kenya Maritime Authority. However BMA was only able to train 423 seafarers which was far below the target. This was caused by inadequate funding, lack of HELB funding for the support of students, inadequate sea time and employment opportunities.
• Development of four (4) fish markets were completed and operationalized: Tharaka Nithi, Kakamega, Meru and Nyeri m
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• 9,205 beneficiaries were supported with 55, 240 bags of fish feeds . 6,800 beneficiaries were supported with 6.8 million fingerlings NB: One (1) fish farmer was supported 1,000
• The Programme has supported 6,543 farmers with 12,290 geomembrane ponds for aquaculture farming
• Target surpassed. This was due to fast tracking for targets scheduled for first quarter
• on schedule
• Construction of structural framework ongoing Completion level at 27%
• Construction of structural framework ongoing
• On schedule. The progress is as follows: • Cloud server procured from the National server provider at Konza city • Website and portal developed • GeoNode content editors and administrators training conducted • Translation of the MSP documents for upload on the website and data portal done •GeoNode System administration, cloud portal security configuration and Dspace setup done
• Completion rate for the landing sites is as follows: Kidongo- 47%; Mukowe 35%; Kipini 45%; Kilifi Central 45%; and Mwaepe 27%
• 9,205 beneficiaries were supported with 55, 240 bags of fish feeds .
• Structural framework for Uvuvi house completed to 63%
• On schedule Overall completion rate was at 47%
• Structural framework for Uvuvi house completed to 38%
• Contract for fresh and frozen fish processing plant was signed and awarded. The contract entails: Installation of ice plant; extra cold room; solar polar; water reticulation and waste water treatment.
• The progress is as follows: • Cloud server procured from the National server provider at Konza city • Website and portal developed • GeoNode content editors and administrators training conducted • Translation of the MSP documents for upload on the website and data portal undertaken
• Completion rate for the fish landing sites is as follows: Kidongo- 47%; Mukowe 35%; Kipini 45%; Kilifi Central 45%; and Mwaepe 27%
• Completed and launched four (4) fish markets in Tharaka Nithi, Kakamega, Meru and Nyeri Note: Embu, Kirinyaga, Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos, Kisii, Malindi, Likoni and Kibuyuni- Seaweed market ongoing
• The substructure works for the Kidongo fish landing sites have been completed, the reclamation of the Mukowe fish landing site has been completed; and the substraucture works for the Kipini and Kilifi Central fish landing sites are ongoing.
• Kabonyo Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Training Centre of Excellence
• The State Department Published the intent to Plan in January, 2025 as per the requirement of the Physical and Land Planning Process Act
• Architectural designs for of the nine (9) landing sites completed. These are: (Asat and Ogal in Kisumu County; Bumbe in Busia County; Wichlum and Asembo/Kakoch in Siaya County; and Wakula, Mainuga and Nyadhiwa in Homa Bay County) in readiness for commencement for structural framework construction
• Completion rate for the fish landing sites is as follows: Kidongo- 25%; Mukowe 20%; Kipini 20%; Kilifi Central 25%; and Mwaepe 5%
• Note: Embu, Kirinyaga, Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos, Kisii, Malindi, Likoni and Kibuyuni- Seaweed fish markets ongoing
• problem with issue of title deed
• Delayed implementation due to issuance of title deed
• Preconstruction milestones include; o Development Partner secured i.e Hungarian Government o Ground breaking By H.E the president in October 2023 o Site
• Target achieved
• Completed works include; -Construction of 1,000 Metric Tonnes cold store; -Installation of water supply to the Jetty; -Construction of fresh and frozen fish factory; -Construction of tannery factory
• Preparation is ongoing.
• Completed development of Malindi and Likoni fish markets
• Contract awarded; ready for construction commencement
• Target differed for implementation to FY 2025/26 due to financial constraints
• Tender awarded
• Target affected by delayed exchequer release
• Tender awarded and construction is ongoing

• Expenditure (KSh 2,442,010) was slightly below the allocated budget (KSh 2,580,210), indicating efficient utilization of resources with minimal variance. This suggests good cost control while still achieving substantial training outpu
• Recruitment recorded an 83.8% absorption rate, reflecting notable under-utilization of allocated funds
• The funds were utilized for the oversight of seafarer’s recruitment. The low expenditure was due to low recruitment levels by the Recruitment and Placement Agencies.
• Expenditure on recruitment stood at 95.7% of the allocation which is an implication of effective utilization of funds
• 95% of the allocated budget was absorbed in training of seafarers this implies effective utilization of funds.
• Expenditure exceeded allocation due to higher training costs or more trainees than planned
• The expenditure was below allocation due to low recruitment by the recruitment and placements agencies
• Actual Expenditure was utilized for training of Seafarers by Bandari Maritime Academy and oversight on training of seafarers by Kenya Maritime Authority. The training costs for seafarers were high despite the reduction in fees by government from Kshs. 35,000 to Ksh. 15,000. In addition, no substantial increase in the number of seafarers trained were experienced during the quarter despite this reduction in fees.