Big blow for Kenya as it loses second key IMO seat

L-R: Amb. Josphat Maikara Director General Political & Diplomatic Affairs,SDEA,Hon. Hassan Ali Joho Cabinet Secretary Ministry Of Mining,Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs & Aden Millah Principal Secretary SDSMA Kenya has officially launched its bid for re-election to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council under Category C for the 2026–2027 term.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

Kenya has lost its grip on the United Nations’ maritime body after it was knocked out of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) executive organ.

It is the second loss in two years. A spirited fight for the secretary general post of the London-based IMO also flopped two years ago after Kenya lost to Panama.