Lamu County Governor HE Fahim Twaha, in collaboration with the Kenya Marine Fisheries Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED), today launched a community project sensitization campaign in Mpeketoni, Lamu County.

The ten billion shillings project, launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta last year, aims to increase the income of fishing communities in Lamu and the other four coastal counties. The project’s development goal is to improve management and value addition of key fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal people’ access to livelihoods in Kenya.

Speaking during the event, Governor Fahim Twaha underscored the project’s enormous potential, emphasizing that it must be fully utilized to generate investments, create jobs, enhance tax revenues, and improve local livelihoods in the long run.

“Today’s sensitization aims to prepare community members to engage with the project, and through consultations with community based groups, we will design, plan, and implement the various components of KEMFSED community-driven projects,” said Governor Twaha, who is also the Chair of the Council of Governors Blue Economy Committee.

He went on to say that beneficiary community groups will be given opportunity to participate in deliberations on how the various project activities will be managed and implemented.

Mr. Mohamed Athman, the KEMSFED County Project Coordinator, emphasized community consultations as the most direct means for community members to participate and provide input into the implementation of various project activities.

Officials from KEMSFED also urged residents to enroll in community-based groups saying project financing will only target those in registered groups.

CECM Cooperatives Hon. Fahima Araphat,OGW, Chief of Staff Mohamed Bute, Chief Officer Abdul Fatah, Dr. Duncan Mwakiwalo, Focal Person Livestock, Amos Okelo, Focal Person Agriculture, among others were also in attendance.

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For more information contact:

Lamu County Government Communications Office at info@lamu.go.ke