Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is a state corporation with the responsibility to "maintain, operate, improve and regulate all scheduled seaports" on the Indian Ocean coastline of Kenya, including principally Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa. Other KPA ports include Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Kiunga, Shimoni, Funzi and Vanga.[2]
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1978 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Kenya |
| Headquarters | Mombasa Island Mombasa, Kenya |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Kenya Ministry of Transport |
| Website | Homepage |
Location
editThe headquarters of KPA are located off of Mbaraki Road, in the Mbaraki neighborhood, on Mombasa Island, in Mombasa, on the Kenyan Indian Ocean coast.[3] The coordinates of the headquarters of Kenya Ports Authority are 04°04'13.0"S, 39°39'52.0"E (Latitude:-4.070267; Longitude:39.664452).[4]
History
editThe KPA was established in 1978 through an act of Parliament.[5][6]
Overview
editKenya Ports Authority is an investor in Kenya National Shipping Line, a state corporation of Kenya formed in 1989, currently owned by KPA and three non-Kenyan corporate investos.[7]
In 1989, the government of Kenya brought together the operation and regulation of existing ferry services, including the Likoni Ferry service at Likoni, Mombasa, into one subsidiary of the KPA, Kenya Ferry Services. The subsidiary was devolved to the status of an independent Kenya state corporation in 1998, 20 percent owned by KPA and 80 percent owned by other Kenyan Government entities.[8]
KPA also owns various sports teams, including Kenyan Premier League team Bandari FC and a leading basketball club.[9]
In August 2014, Kenya Ports Authority signed a deal worth US$478 million with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for the construction of three Port Lamu berths. The three new berths will form part of the US$24 billion Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) and take Port Lamu's berth count to 32 upon completion.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Atieno, Winnie (13 June 2018). "New ports boss reports to work". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "About US". www.kpa.co.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Map of the Mbaraki Neighborhood, Mombasa Island, Mombasa, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Location of the Headquarters of Kenya Ports Authority" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ FAOLEX Quoting Kenya Law Society (11 January 1978). "Kenya: Kenya Ports Authority Act, 1978 (Act No. 2)". Rome: FAOLEX - Legislative Database of FAO Legal Office. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "About US". www.kpa.co.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ Kenya State House (12 July 2016). "Transport & Infrastructure: Kenya National Shipping Line". Nairobi: State House of Kenya. Retrieved 12 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mwakera Majefa, and Mathias Ringa (7 January 2016). "Top KFS managers dismissed home after President Kenyatta's surprise visit". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Onyango, Philip (2020-05-11). "Kenya: Thumbs Up KPA for Supporting Bandari Players in This Tough Time". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ Ship Technology (5 August 2014). "Kenya signs $478 million deal with Chinese firm to construct Lamu Port berths". London: Ship-technology.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Lamu Port – LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority". Retrieved 2020-05-28.