The High Commissioner’s specific reference to the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone is particularly noteworthy. Large-scale port infrastructure projects are capital-intensive and technically complex. The ongoing expansion of the Port of Mombasa provides a clear illustration of where such cooperation could bear fruit. Beyond infrastructure, there is deeper strategic logic to enhanced India–Kenya maritime cooperation. From this perspective, maritime cooperation becomes part of wider diplomatic and economic alignment rather than a narrow commercial transaction.

Source: Daily Nation January 09, 2026 05:30 UTC