Senior officials from the newly established Kenya Coast Guard Services are undergoing training on coast guard functions at a national workshop in Mombasa, Kenya (24-28 June).
Fifteen participants are taking part in the training, which is using scenario development methodology and plenary discussions to highlight issues, identify insights and develop deeper understanding of effective ways to meet coastguard functions – with a view to enhancing maritime security in Kenya.
The
training is organised by the United Kingdom and IMO, under the auspices of the
Jeddah Amendment
to the Djibouti Code of Conduct. It is supported by a joint team from the UK
Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Royal Navy International Defence Training
(RNIDT), and facilitated by the British Peace Support Team Africa (BPST(A)) and
IMO. Other international partners supporting the implementation of the Djibouti
code of Conduct (Japan, Denmark and the International Committee of the Red
Cross) are also in attendance and contributing to the discussions.