Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ali Hassan Joho has formed a 12-member taskforce to review the Fisheries Management and Development (Aquaculture) regulations 2024.
This comes after the high court's decision to suspend the regulations, which were to take effect on 1st January 2025 until 10th February 2025, following a constitutional petition filed by the Lake Victoria Aquaculture Association (LVA).
In the petition, LVA argued that the regulations introduced punitive licensing fees and an ad valorem levy on fish landed, measures deemed unconstitutional and detrimental to the growth of Kenya's aquaculture industry.
The taskforce comprises representatives from the Ministry, the Council of Governors (CoG), the Lake Victoria Aquaculture (LVA) Association, and other key sector players.
