Harnessing the Blue Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Kenya

Abstract

The blue economy holds great potential for Kenya’s economy as well as the livelihoods of various communities working and living within these areas. Documented evidence has shown that Kenya’s resources in this sector are enormous and have been contributing to different sectors of the economy as well as proving employment for a huge group of people in the country. Despite this, the sector is still greatly under exploited due to a number of challenges that affect the country’s potential in this area. This paper discusses these challenges and suggests ways through which Kenya’s Blue Economy can be unlocked to boost national development agenda. This is in light of the outcome of the Nairobi Blue Economy Conference held in Nairobi in November 2018.

Keywords: Blue Economy