A new firefighting facility worth Sh41 million has been launched at the Kenya Navy Training College (KNTC), at the Mtongwe naval base in Mombasa. The handover culminates after months of developing the firefighting Unit and providing technical expertise by the British Peace Support Team and the Danish Peace and Stabilisation program. Marriott said that the multipurpose training facility will further strengthen UK’s defence relationship with Kenya. “The new training unit meets the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for seafarers. The partnership is underpinned through the 2016 UK/Kenya Defence Co-operation Agreement.

Source: The Star June 11, 2021 13:18 UTC