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Kenya wins accolades from France for establishing Coast Guard

French Naval Ship, Fs Surcouf before docking at the Port of Mombasa. The Ship arrived on Friday with 150 sailors. The ship engages in anti piracy operations and fighting off financing of terrorism activities. June 8, 2019. [Omondi Onyango/Standard]

The French Government has commended Kenya for establishing a Coast Guard Unit to police its vast Coastal maritime waters.

President Uhuru Kenyatta late last year unveiled the Kenya Coast Guard Service (KCGS) and launched into service its first offshore patrol boat christened Doria in Mombasa.

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