Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 11,300 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 142,000 km2
National projects
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Shipping | Ports |
| Nature conservation | Fisheries |
| Aquaculture | Military |
| Scientific research | Coastal protection |
| Cables and pipelines | Tourism and leisure |
| Underwater cultural heritage |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
- Prawn Fishery Management Plan, 2010
- Management plan for fisheries targeting small and medium-sized pelagic fish, 2013
- Shimoni-Vanga Joint Fisheries Co-Management Area Plan, 2017
- Malindi-Ungwana Bay Joint Conservation Area, 2017
Name of the plan |
N/A |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
National, Local, Pilot case |
Pre-planning |
Status: Underway |
Analysis for planning |
Status: N/A |
Development of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: 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 Implemetnation Standing Committee gives oversight to the Marine Spatial Planning process |
Financing |
Government of Kenya through the State Department For Fisheries, Aquaculture and The Blue Economy; World Bank (for the Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project to be launched); The Nature Conservancy through an IKI grant |
Time required to complete the plans |
Five years |
Drivers of MSP |
Blue economy development with the new proposed investments planned in shipping, aquaculture, expansion of tourism and fishing; expansion of port and shipping activities (new ports in Lamu and Shimoni area) |
Stakeholder participation |
Stakeholder involvement is a priority and is integrated in the process |
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 |
Relation to coastal management |
Kenya has a total of 48 legal instruments addressing management of the marine environment, administered by at least 14 line ministries and their subsidiary bodies Key legal instruments include: National Ocean and Fisheries Policy (2008); Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Policy (2015) and the ICZM National Action Plan (currently under review); National Land Use Policy (2017); National Environmental Policy (2013); National Land Use Policy (2017); National Wildlife Conservation and Management Policy (2017); National Spatial Plan (2015-2045) |
Relation to marine protected area management |
ICZM Policy (2015); Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (2013); National Wildlife Conservation and Management Policy (2017) |
Plan approval |
The MSP planning process will involve a review of legislation and the development of policy framework that is expected to be approved by the Government |
Legal status of the plan |
N/A |
Plan revision |
N/A |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Legal framework
No legislation is currently under development but there is a push to develop an overarching MSP policy and relevant leglistation.
Contact
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
Mr. James Njiru – Director
P.O. Box 81651- 80100
Silos Road, English Point, Mkomani
Mombasa, Kenya