Artists put final touches on sign board near former Bandari College in Mombasa. The name of the college has been changed to Bandari Maritime Academy. President Uhuru Kenyatta is launching the Academy today. 7th July 2019. [Omondi Onyango/Standard]
Lack of training equipment and chronic shortage of qualified trainers is the weakest link in the country’s quest to export skilled labour to international waters, the most lucrative jobs in the maritime industry, experts say.
Qualifications offered by Kenya’s premier maritime training centre, Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) and other local institutions, they say, are not internationally recognised, denying graduates opportunities to work abroad.