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Economist David Ndii is a man known to say it as it is. The former NASA advisor has had recent runnings with the government that even landed him in trouble and had his passports suspended.

After President Kenyatta launched the Kenya Coast Guard Service and the Eat More Fish Campaign in Mombasa today, David Ndii has come out to suggest that the President and his family might now be planning to venture into the now looking lucrative fish business.


President Kenyatta officially launched the Kenya Coast Guard Service as part of the broad Blue Economy strategy.

The President was received by Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho. Other government officials present at the launch include DP William Ruto, Interior CS Fred Matiangi and her Defence counterpart Rachel Omamo.

The service is tasked with the management and enforcement of laws in Kenya’s internal and territorial waters.

The Kenya Coast Guard Service will be responsible for enforcing maritime security and safety, pollution control and sanitation measures as well as prosecution of offenders.

The new Kenya Coast Guard Service will also be responsible for port and coastal security, search and rescue, as well as protection of maritime resources.

Uhuru already appointed Brigadier Vincent Loonena as the pioneer Director-General.

President Uhuru Kenyatta is also expected to launch a campaign aimed at encouraging Kenyans to eat more fish. This is according to Statehouse Spokesperson Kanze Dena

The Head of State also launched Eat More Fish Campaign, an initiative by the State Department of Fisheries that seeks to increase dietary intake of fish in the nation.

The launch comes at a time when Kenyan fishermen have been complaining of an influx in Chinese fish in the local market as well as from neighbouring Somalia and Tanzania.

The newly formed Coast Guard Service, launched by Uhuru at the headquarters in Liwatoni, will help save Sh10 billion lost through illegal fishing.

“The service will protect Kenya’s territorial waters from criminals and the exclusive economic zone from illegal fishing,” Dena said last week during a media briefing at State House.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has already issued a ban on the importation of fish from China.

Uhuru said the Chinese fish was strangling the local market.

“I have been told about the imported fish from China. It is not possible that we import Chinese fish when our local traders are here,” he said.

Uhuru said though the Finance Bill 2018 was signed to law, it does not mean that imports be replaced with what is available in the local market.

Is the President and his family planning to venture into the Fish industry, well only time shall tell as the first family is know to pump in millions to mega investments. The family has been associated with many major companies in the country with the most notable one being Brookside Dairy.

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