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Kenya to import ocean patrol ship worth Sh3.6 billion

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett PHOTO:COURTESY

Kenya will acquire a patrol vessel worth Sh3.6 billion to secure the country's exclusive economic zone of the Indian Ocean.

Speaking at the Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute headquarters in Mkomani, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said the inspection of the vessel will be done next week before it is finally delivered to Kenya.

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