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The move comes amid mounting concerns over job losses linked to noncompliance with international maritime regulations.

The document will facilitate international travel and operations for Kenyan seafarers.

Seafarers Union of Kenya says some seamen were misled by unlicensed agents or left unemployed despite promises of lucrative opportunities aboard.

Upon consultations, the seafarers informed the KMA that they had not been paid for eight months and had reported their situation to the Harbour Master...

The four were abandoned in Oman after their Somali-flagged fishing vessel FV Saharla ceased operations, leaving them stranded without pay or means of...

The cost for the mandatory maritime course has been reduced to Sh15,000 from the previous Sh35,000.

The seafarers are urging for the reinstatement of government-led seafarer recruiting programmes.