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Traditional Arab Dhow is used as tourism attraction in Kenya. [Courtesy]
The six coastal counties under the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani (JKP) have unveiled a $1.2 billion (about Sh156 billion) blue economy multi-agency action plan targeting sustainable economic growth across the coast upto 2030.
The plan focuses on sustainable investment in fisheries, ports, maritime transport, tourism and green energy at its core.
The plan, dubbed Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani Blue Economy Multi-Agency Action Plan (JKP-BEMAP) 2026 to 2030 came up at the just-concluded eleventh edition of the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa and officially launched on Friday afternoon at the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) headquarters in Mombasa.
