Kipchumba Murkomen directs agency to ensure seafarers safety

Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipcumba Murkomen. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed the Kenya Maritime Authority to certify all lake users and seafarers to ensure safety.

Speaking when he presided over the launch of standards of training, certification and watch keeping for seafarers at the Railway Training Institute Marine School in Kisumu, Mr Murkomen said this will ensure a sustainable blue economy.