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State plans to create 40,000 maritime jobs by 2025

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A cargo ship loaded with containers at Mombasa Port. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

The government plans to work with established international shipping companies as well as all players in the maritime industry to create at least 40,000 jobs by 2025, a State official has said.

Speaking during a tour of Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) headquarters in Mombasa Principal Secretary for Shipping and Maritime Affairs Shadrack Mwadime said the government will ensure all problems that have gripped the shipping industry, curtailing its ability to create jobs, are dealt with.

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