Kenya receives ‘simulator’ to fight maritime crime

Kenya Coast Guard Service.

Kenya Coast Guard Service personnel during a mock arrest exercise at the Bandari Maritime Academy. PHOTO | FILE 

The fight against maritime crimes has received a boost following a partnership between the US and Kenya’s coast guard under the Global Maritime Crime Programme.

According to Kevan Higgins of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the US Embassy in Nairobi the programme will use Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) in Mombasa, Kenya for the training.