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Confusion as Kenyan seafarers denied passes due to lack of NEA certificates

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Former Seafarers Union of Kenya Secretary General Steve Owaki (left) and young sea cadets during a media briefing in Mombasa where they called on the government to speed up the issuance of seafarers identification documents. [File, Standard]

Several Kenyan seafarers bound for overseas jobs were denied boarding passes at Moi International Airport, exposing confusion in the labour market regulatory bodies.

A first-time recruit heading to a seaport within the Mediterranean Sea said they were denied passes because they lacked National Employment Authority (NEA) certificates.

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