Labour: Kenya Ferry Service advertises job vacancies

Members of the public around new ferry MV Jambo [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

MOMBASA, KENYA: Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) is hiring more staff to boost operations.

This comes less than a month after KFS took delivery of the first of its two new ferries procured at Sh2.1 billion.

MV Jambo was delivered early this month, while MV Safari is expected in November.

In a paid up advertisement appearing in a section of the press, KFS announced vacancies for coxswains and technicians.

In the operations department, KFS will be recruiting assistant operations officer, senior deckhand, ramp controller and a deckhand.

KFS will also be recruiting a toll inspector to work in it's finance department.

The company is also seeking to enlist the services of an administrative assistant, senior driver, general ferry attendant, internal auditor and a customer relations assistant.

MV Jambo has the capacity to carry 1,500 commuters on a single trip and multiple vehicles.

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia and his tourism counterpart Najib Balala received the new ferry at Likoni channel this month.