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After many years of policy neglect, the government seems to have realised the important role of the maritime sector, fondly called the blue economy, in turning around the country's economy.
The government has failed to tap into the maritime industry, touted as the next frontier of economic growth, due to inadequate human resource capital.
Kenyan institutions started offering maritime education and training programmes in 2011, but momentum seems not to have gathered pace, leaving the country unable to exploit the huge potential that exists in the...
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