Denmark to train Kenyan cadets

Kenya and Denmark have
signed a five-year agreement
that will see Danish shipping
company Det Forenede
Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS)
training Kenyan maritime
cadets for the next five years.
“This agreement will
enable Kenya marine
engineering and nautical
science cadets to acquire
seagoing service of 12 months
which is a mandatory
requirement towards
attainment of professional
qualifications in the
maritime industry – either as
marine engineering officers
or navigating officers,”
Nancy Karigithu, the Kenyan
permanent secretary for
maritime and shipping
affairs, said in a statement.
While Kenya has five
institutions offering
marine engineering and
nautical science courses,
the graduates are reported
to be finding it challenging
to secure the required
shipboard training.
According to Karigithu the
sea-going training will help
revive the Kenyan shipping
industry, which has been
stagnating.