Construction of the 4.5km road providing access to Shimoni Port in Kwale has been completed. The dredging expected as the government builds Shimoni Fishing Port will destroy coral reefs and the sea grass,” says Mr Kassim. This follows a November 2018 presidential order for the State Department of Fisheries and National Land Commission to repossess all public fish landing sites in the Coast region. Out of the 141 fish landing sites along the Coast, there are 77 gazetted fish landing sites as per Schedule 4 of the Fisheries Act. County, where the government plans to develop the Sh20 billion modern Shimoni Fishing Port.

Source: Standard Digital May 02, 2022 12:05 UTC