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Kisumu Shipyard
  • Thousands of young people in Kenya’s Nyanza region will get jobs at the Kisumu Shipyard  
  • President Uhuru Kenyatta said the shipyard would also create business opportunities for youths in Kisumu 
  • The facility, under the Kenya Shipyards Limited, will also encourage the growth of primary and ancillary manufacturing industries

Thousands of young people in Kenya’s Nyanza region will get jobs at the Kisumu Shipyard, which has just been operationalised.

On August 2, 2022, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the Kisumu shipyard would also create business opportunities for youths in Kisumu.

Kenyatta said the facility, under the Kenya Shipyards Limited, will also encourage the growth of primary and ancillary manufacturing industries.

He also noted that the Kisumu Shipyard would improve transport and safety in the lake, enhance intermodal transport, and boost fishing, tourism and other economic activities in the Eastern Africa region.

“The role of the Kenya Shipyards Limited in developing the Blue …