By John Ndegwa / BMA
Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) is stepping up efforts to expand access to maritime education and training by strengthening partnerships with local leadership and constituency development structures to create more opportunities for young people.
As part of this initiative, a BMA delegation led by Senior Business Development and Marketing Officer, Fatma Mzee, paid a courtesy visit to the Office of the Member of Parliament for Narok North, where they held discussions with the NG-CDF Manager, David Nempesa Nakumi.
The engagement focused on exploring areas of collaboration in promoting awareness of maritime education and Blue Economy opportunities, as well as mobilizing NG-CDF sponsorships to support needy and deserving students from Narok North to pursue specialized maritime training.
Mzee highlighted the importance of strategic partnerships in ensuring that young people from different regions of the country are informed about and have access to the diverse career opportunities available in the maritime and Blue Economy sectors.
She noted that through targeted outreach and sponsorship initiatives, more students could acquire industry-relevant skills, improve their employability and position themselves to benefit from the growing opportunities in the maritime industry, both locally and internationally.
The discussions also underscored the potential role of NG-CDF in supporting access to specialized training, particularly for bright but financially disadvantaged students who may otherwise face barriers to pursuing maritime careers.
The engagement forms part of BMA’s broader outreach strategy to strengthen partnerships with county and constituency leadership, promote inclusive access to maritime education and develop a skilled workforce to support Kenya’s growing Blue Economy.
Through such collaborations, BMA continues to advance its mandate of providing competent maritime human resources for sustainable development.
