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Malindi fisherfolk receive send another Sh281 million

on Phase II with beneficiar-

18 modern boats in a major

ies drawn from the agricul-
ture, livestock, and fisheries
sub-sectors.

boost to offshore fishing Mung’aro said the objec-

tive of the project is to im-
prove fisheries as well as
socio-economic develop-
BY EMMANUEL MASHA(KNA)
ment in the Coast region,

F
ishing activities in noting that his administra- Some of the newly acquired offshore fishing boats make
Malindi Sub-County tion had laid down strategies a maiden trip into the Indian ocean. On board are senior
received a major boost aimed at improving perfor- Kilifi County Government officials led by Governor Gideon
after the National and the mance in the fisheries sub- Mung'aro and Malindi Deputy County Commissioner David
Kilifi County Government sector. Lusava.
donated eighteen engine- “The strategies include projects costing Sh281 mil- equipment and utilize it to
propelled boats for use in helping the fisherfolk to ac- lion. uplift their livelihoods.
off-shore fishing. quire modern fishing gear, “43 projects will be im- Kilifi County KEMFSED
G o ve r n o r Gideon which include modern boats plemented in the fisheries Project Manager Lucy Ka-
Mung’aro launched the and formulate progressive sub-sector, 16 in the live- pombe said that the project
modern boats at a ceremony legislation to enable the sec- stock sub-sector and 31 is being implemented in five
held at the Buntwani Sea- Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro shares notes with County tor to perform in a secure projects in agriculture, five of the six counties, with five
front Grounds in Kilifi’s Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Livestock environment. in the environment and an- out of the seven Kilifi sub
Development and the Blue Economy Mr. Chula Mwagona
Shella Ward, where he said during the launch of 18 offshore fishing boats in Malindi He said in the fiscal year other five in infrastructure counties benefitting.
the local fisherfolk would Town. 2022/2023, the county gov- development,” he said. She said 210 families are
be able to venture into the ernment had facilitated the Agriculture, Livestock, benefitting directly from
deep sea and to improve fish Development (KEMFSED) Fund. implementation of thirty- Fisheries, and the Blue the fishing boats projects,
landing. Project donated fourteen of Mung’aro said the county five projects at a cost of Sh98 Economy County Execu- adding that the entire phase
The national government, the boats, while four were government had spent Sh98 million while in the current tive Committee Member one of the project is target-
through the World Bank- donated by the Kilifi County million on KEMFSED pro- fiscal year, his government Patterson Chula Mwagona ing 1,620 families, which are
funded Kenya Marine Fish- Government through the jects in Phase I of the pro- would facilitate the imple- challenged the beneficiary direct members of the com-
eries and Socio-Economic Shella Ward Development gramme and that it would mentation of one hundred group to take care of the mon interest groups (CIGs).

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