Kenya maritime authority building. [Photo/www.kma.go.ke]A German consultant has been hired by The kenya maritime authority (KMA) to conduct a study aimed at boosting its safety and security oversight and raising the country’s global competitiveness.The World Bank is funding The study, being conducted by HPC Hamburg, a subsidiary of Hamburg Port in Germany, costing Sh120 million.The consultant will also assess the logistics costs incurred on imports and exports though Mombasa port and make appropriate recommendations said Acting KMA director-general Cosmas CheropOne of the KMA headquarters Mr Cherop said “The study is in the final stages of the first phase with stakeholders’ validation work- shop set for later this month”.The key areas of focus is involvement of industry stakeholders in the development of new regulations. John Omingo the regulator’s head of commercial shipping said, “The court ruled that we did not carry out proper consultations, which was unconstitutional. We will engage all stakeholders with a view of explaining to them what the regulations mean and also consider concessions each party can make,”.He said KMA would ensure that all parties were taken care of to avoid litigations that slow their work progress.In addition Mr Omingo said, “We are telling our stakeholders that we will come up with realistic regulations that are acceptable by all parties. However there will be need for us to consider areas of concession”.

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