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Seafarers to gain from KCB loan deal

By Lee Mwiti Mukunga | 3yrs ago
State Department for Shipping and Maritime Affairs Nancy Karigithu. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Kenyan seafarers will benefit from a three-year partnership between Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) aimed at giving them skills that will enable them to secure overseas jobs on vessels.

Some Sh155 million has been set aside to be disbursed to seafarers as bursaries.

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