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Vihiga Aquaculture boosted as NORAD donates 3,600 bags of fish feed

Sacco ReviewNovember 10, 202505 mins

Fish farmers in Vihiga County have received a major boost following the distribution of 3,600 bags of fish feed donated by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Advancing Resilient Nutrition Sensitive Aquaculture Project (ARNSA). The initiative, implemented under the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural…

Blue economy, fisheries, aquaculture stakeholders dismiss Fisheries Bill 2023, call for its withdrawal

Sacco ReviewSeptember 3, 202507 mins

Key stakeholders in the fisheries, aquaculture, and blue economy sector have dismissed the Fisheries Bill 2023 as retrogressive and ill-suited to address the needs of a fast-evolving multi-billion-shilling industry. Aquaculture investors led by the Lake Victoria Aquaculture Association (LVA) Pete Ondeng called for the bill’s immediate withdrawal, terming it a copy-and-paste of the Fisheries Management…

CS Joho assembles task force to address controversial aquaculture regulations

Sacco ReviewJanuary 27, 202505 mins

The Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs, Hassan Ali Joho, has announced the formation of a task force to address contentious issues surrounding the Fisheries Management and Development (Aquaculture) Regulations, 2024. This move follows a constitutional petition filed by the Lake Victoria Aquaculture (LVA) Association on December 24, 2024,…

Aquaculture stakeholders urge govt to convene forum on fisheries management regulations

Sacco ReviewJanuary 8, 202504 mins

Aquaculture stakeholders have urged the government to urgently convene a consultative forum to address gaps in the Fisheries Management and Development (aquaculture) Regulations 2024. This comes after the Lake Victoria Aquaculture Association (LVA) obtained conservatory orders from the High Court to temporarily halt the implementation of the new regulations which were to take effect on…

High Court suspends implementation of fisheries management regulations 2024

Sacco ReviewJanuary 7, 202505 mins

The High Court has issued conservatory orders suspending the implementation of the Fisheries Management and Development (Aquaculture) Regulations 2024. This follows a petition filed at the Milimani High Court in Nairobi by the Lake Victoria Aquaculture Association (LVA) to contest the new regulations recently gazetted by Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary (CS)…

Uasin Gishu county fish farmers urged to form cooperatives

Sacco ReviewOctober 16, 202402 mins

Uasin Gishu fish farmers have been urged to form Cooperative Societies to increase their fish profit and productivity. Speaking during the distribution of feed to the fish farmers in the region, Uasin Gishu Livestock and Fisheries Chief Officer Nixon Cheplong said the farmers are not doing well since they have not formed cooperatives. The chief…

Govt rolls out an economic blueprint to spur development in Nyanza

Sacco ReviewOctober 23, 2023October 23, 202302 mins

Information and ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo has revealed that the national government has rolled out a major economic blueprint revolving around infrastructure, agriculture, trade and other forms of investments for Nyanza region to spur development. Speaking in Kisumu, the CS noted that youth and women who are engaged in business should form societies which…