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Kenya tops in enlisting more women in the maritime sector

French Naval Ship Fs Surcouf Commander Critine Ribbe [right]  receives a gift from Chairperson--Kenya chapter of Women in Maritime Eastern and Southern Africa, Betty Makena. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Kenya and Comoros are among the leading countries that are promoting the participation of women in maritime jobs.

A recent survey on Women in Maritime by the United Nations agency for maritime affairs, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has placed Kenya and the Comoros women associations at the top.

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