Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 11 300 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 142 000 km2
National projects
Current status of MSP
The Kenya Marine Spatial Plan
Name of the plan |
The Kenya Marine Spatial Plan |
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Year of approval
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N/A |
Size of planning area in km2
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N/A |
Authority leading the MSP process
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Collaboration between the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning and the State Department for the Blue Economy and Fisheries |
Current status |
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Pre-planning
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Completed |
Assessments for planning
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Underway |
Plan development
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Underway |
Plan completion
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N/A |
Plan approval
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N/A |
Plan implementation
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N/A |
Plan review
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N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
A multi-sectoral Interagency Working Group has been constituted under the State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy. The Blue Economy Implementation Standing Committee gives oversight to the Marine Spatial Planning process. |
Governmental funding |
Government of Kenya through the State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and The Blue Economy |
External funding |
World Bank (for the Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project to be launched); The Nature Conservancy through an IKI grant |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Total size of planning area |
N/A |
Time required to complete the planning document |
5 years |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
To provide a marine spatial framework for integration and coordination of social-cultural, environmental and economic policies for accelerated development of the blue economy. |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
Publication of the intent to plan inviting stakeholder views, meetings with different stakeholder groups including vulnerable and marginalized groups |
Sectors included in planning |
Shipping and maritime; fisheries and aquaculture; military defense (Coast Guard and Navy); ports; marine and coastal research; energy and petroleum; communications (sub-submarine cables); environment; tourism; wildlife; lands (Department of Physical Planning and National Land Commission); State Law Office; National Treasury |
Articulation between MSP and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (IZCM) |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and marine conservation (including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework) |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and climate change (including the Paris Agreement) |
N/A |
Plan approval process |
N/A |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
The legal framework – The provisions of section 13 (g) of the Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019, as read with section 2 and Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya |
Plan review process |
As guided by the e Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019 |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Interactions with neighbouring countries in the context of MSP attending transboundary coherence approaches |
N/A |
Legal framework
The Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019
Contact
State Department for the Blue Economy and Fisheries
Betsy Njagi – Principal Secretary