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    "id": 780088,
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    "content": "(f) Putting up of the headquarters of the Kenya Fisheries Service in Nairobi with the regional offices in Mombasa, Kisumu and Turkana, including centres of excellence in Sagana and Kiganjo. (1) Highlights of the initiatives undertaken: (a) Sensitization of coastal counties on the Fisheries Management and Development Act, 2016, has been done. This is also going to be rolled out to other counties applicable. (b) The development of Draft Fisheries Inland, Marine and Recreational Regulations and Fisheries Management Plans for various activities are going on. The progress made towards the establishment of the Kenya Fish Marketing Authority (KFMA); list of names of the Chief Executive Officer, members of the Board and highlights of the key initiatives undertaken since formation are as follows:- (a) The CS, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in exercise of his powers under Section 11(1)(c) and 201(1)(i) of the Act, appointed members of the selection panel to undertake the entire recruitment process of the members of the Board of Directors of the KFMA. The Ministry has also requested for the nomination of representatives from the various agencies, a process which has not been concluded. (b) Fisheries Officers have been formally deployed to assist in the operationalization of KFMA and the implementation of the annual work plan and performance contract, 2017-2018. The initiatives which have been undertaken since the formation of the KFMA are as follows:- (a) Unbundling of the KFMA; (b) Draft KFMA Strategic Plan; and, (c) Fish Marketing Strategy. The other concern was why Kenya continues to import unprocessed fish; to list the volumes of unprocessed fish imported in the last two years; the value of these imports in Kenya Shillings and their countries of origin. The reasons for importation of unprocessed fish are as follows: (a) Kenya has an estimated annual per capita fish consumption of 4.6 kilograms, which is far below the 20 kilograms international average and the 10 kilograms regional average. (b) The estimated fish required to feed---"
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