State Backs Fish Farming Project
KENYA - The Kenyan government is backing a new initiative that is seeing fish farming growing in areas of the country not previously known for aquaculture.

Fears for $15m fish project as major partner pulls out
KENYA - A $15 million commercial fish fish farming project hangs in the balance now that one of its key partners, fish multiplication specialist Genomar, has pulled out.

Comesa countries plan to expand fish markets
KENYA - Small fishing communities are the main explorers of fisheries despite lack of infrastructure.

Dual tool: Tilapia offers food and disease control
KENYA - The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ) is already a popular food fish in Kenya. But it may also be a great tool in mosquito control, which helps to reduce the spread of the infectious disease malaria.

Kenya Earns Sh4.9bn From Fish Exports
KENYA - Kenya earned Sh4.9 billion from the export of fish and its products last year.

Sh180m to fund fish landing beaches
KENYA - The Government will construct ten new fish landing beaches along the shores of Lake Victoria at a cost of Sh180 million.

Kenya’s lucrative fish exports under threat
KENYA - Britain has embarked on a grand fish farming project in response to rising demand for locally-produced fish products signalling a possible market shrinkage for Kenyan fish exports.

Nile Tilapia could fight malaria-carrying mosquitoes
KENYA - A native Kenyan fish called Nile tilapia could be used to help fight the spread of malaria, according to a new study published in the BioMed Central Public Health journal.

Kenyan fish processing fine for EU exports
KENYA - The Government says it has met all the requirements for fish exports to the European Union. It has undertaken major reforms in the fishing sector in line with the EU's requirements, Livestock and Fisheries, said permanent secretary Jacob ole Miaron...

Chinese investors to set Sh100m fish plant
KENYA - A group of Chinese investors plan to establish a fish processing plant in Nyakach, Nyanza Province, at a cost of more than Sh100 million.The move follows completion of a feasibility study to establish the project’s viability.

Kenya: Disease Pushes Up Cost of Fish And Chicken
KENYA - Prices of chicken and fish have skyrocketed in most parts of the country as a result of the Rift Valley Fever.

Prices of fish triple in Kenya as shortage bites
KENYA - The price of fish has shot up following a serious shortage. Nyanza and Coast provinces, the largest producers of fish, are grappling with a biting shortage that has seen prices triple.