Senior Kenya Fisheries Service officials led by Director General Daisy Muriuki (second left) and Blue Ventures East Africa Regional Director Nelly Otieno (third left) following proceedings at the 2026 Annual Partners Forum | Photo Courtesy of Blue Ventures Kenya’s coastal communities are at the centre of renewed efforts to protect marine resources, reverse declining fish…
Amina Ahmed (Mama Pweza), chairperson of Shanga Ishakani Women Fishers Group displaying one of her catches of the day in Lamu| Photo By TNC In the sunbaked creeks of Lamu and Kwale counties, women like Amina Ahmed popularly known as “Mama Pweza”, wade through the ocean daily for octopus, a lifeline for food security and…
Women harvesting seaweed in one of the seaweed farms in Kibuyuni, Kwale County| Photo courtesy Along Kenya’s vast coastline, an unassuming marine crop is quietly emerging as a cornerstone of the blue economy, offering a powerful solution to some of the region’s most pressing challenges of climate change, declining fisheries, poverty, food security and limited…
