Kenya putting up shipbuilding, repair facilityDefense Cabinet Secretary Rachael Omamo (PHOTO: STANDARD)Kenya is eyeing the lucrative shipbuilding and repair industry following plans to start construction work of a modern shipyard facility at the Kenya Navy Mtongwe base, Mombasa County.A shipyard or a dockyard is a place where ships are built, repaired. Defence Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Raychelle Omamo officiated launch of construction works last week where Dutch firm, Damen Group, is the main project contractor. The CS said that she was confident of professional work on the project, which Damen will undertake in two years’ time. Damen Shipyards Group is a globally operating company with more than 50 shipyards, repair yards, and related companies − as well as numerous partner yards that can build Damen vessels locally. She added that the shipyard project is a potential transformative project as Kenya aims to reposition its military to be a catalyst for industrialisation.

Source: Standard Digital April 16, 2019 08:24 UTC