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Kenya gets EU mandate to help fight maritime crime
EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger (left) with Italian and Spanish counterparts, Roberto Natali (centre) and Christina Diaz, at a press briefing on the sidelines of a training programme involving the European Naval Force, the Kenya Navy and the Kenya Coast Guard Service personnel on May 23, 2024 in Mombasa. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG
The United States and the European Union (EU) have intensified the fight against increasing crime in the high seas, with Kenya picked as the second country, after Seychelles, to accept and prosecute suspects.
Top economies have raised concern over disruption of maritime trade in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis and resurgence of piracy in Somalia saying the illegal groups ought to be eliminated.
