ROADMAP FOR COOPERATION

BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE FIELD OF THE BLUE ECONOMY.
ROADMAP FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC

OF KENYA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IN THE FIELD OF

THE BLUE ECONOMY.

On the occasion of H.E. President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Kenya (13-14 March

Considering that, as countries bordering the Indian Ocean, Kenya and France have a common interest in the balanced and controlled development of the marine economy in the Indian Ocean and must exercise enhanced surveillance of their respective maritime areas, which are subject to a series of real threats, first and foremost terrorism, piracy and smuggling, illegal deep-sea fishing, pollution and damage to marine biodiversity. In this regard, Kenya and France have signed two Regional Maritime Security Agreements, within the framework of the Regional MASE (Maritime Security) programme, on the occasion of the International Conference on the Blue Economy, on 27 November 2018 in Nairobi. The first agreement establishes a regional mechanism for the exchange and sharing of maritime information, while the second allows for the coordination of actions at sea in the Western Indian Ocean.

Considering that Kenya has a significant coastline, 600 km long from north to south, and an exclusive economic zone of 230,000 km2, but that the potential of the country's maritime economy is still insufficiently exploited, both in the field of inshore or offshore fishing and in the development of tourism on the coast.

Considering that the Kenyan coast is rich in remarkable but fragile biodiversity and a historical, urban and architectural heritage to be enhanced and preserved.

The Kenyan and French governments undertake with the present declaration to work towards the establishment of cooperation in the following areas:

1. Strengthening Kenya's sovereignty over its maritime space, within its internationally recognized limits, namely territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles, the contiguous zone up to 24 nautical miles and Kenya's exclusive economic zone up to 200 nautical miles.

Cooperation in this area between the two countries will focus on:

i.

The organization of the role of State action at sea. France will share its experience of the Maritime Prefect with Kenya, in terms of administrative and general police skills for the defense of national rights and interests, particularly in areas under sovereignty, the maintenance of public order, maritime rescue and safety,
environmental protection and the fight against illegal activities at sea, as well as in terms of coordinating the action of administrations and implementing their resources.

il. Strengthening the monitoring, protection and security of Kenya's maritime areas.

The Government of France will support the Government of Kenya in the detinition and implementation of a strategy for the deployment of its sovereignty means, in terms of surveillance, protection, interception and neutralization of threats to its maritime space. The Government of France will support. as necessary, the coordination of deployed resources and the strengthening of the

Government of Kenya's operational capacities; it will also support the financing of investments in equipment decided for this purpose.

2. The protection of Kenya's marine environment and the preservation of biodiversity in the Indian Ocean. The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the French Republic will cooperate to better protect Kenya's marine environment and preserve the biodiversity of the Indian Ocean through:

i. The protection of fragile coastal ecosystems, particularly the Kenyan mangrove swamp, mobilizing French Agricultural Research Centre for

International Development (CIRAD). Institute for Research and Development (IRD) and the Kenya Forest Service on a project to map and classify the areas concerned:

ii. The sustainable management of fish resource in Kenya's territorial waters and exclusive economic zones, by improving means and instruments of identification, of measure and of sustainable management of the fish resources, in order to fight against illegal, undocumented and unreported ili. The identification and prevention of pollution at sea (degassing):

iv. The treatment and energy recovery of marine biomass;

v. The reinforcement of marine meteorology services, including in the field of climate hazard prevention;

vi. The development of scientific or applied research partnerships on the Indian

Ocean marine ecosystem

3. Development of the Kenyan coastal economy

The development of a sustainable coastal fishing sector. The Pays-de-la-Loire

Region, through its Regional Committee for Fisheries and Marine Farming (COREPEM) and the OCEA shipyard, as part of their FORESEA programme,
have launched cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock,

Fisheries and Irrigation and the coastal counties to develop and strengthen coastal professional fishing organizations. The project aims to support the development of an integrated cooperative sector from fishing to fish marketing.

il. Support for ship building. The French shipyard OCEA has entered into a partnership with Kenyan shipyard African Marine and Engineering, based in

Mombasa. This partnership aims to develop industrial cooperation in the indian Ocean in ship construction and repair, which would allow the transfer of technology and know-how to the Kenyan shipyard, while supporting its industrial workload.

iii.

The promotion of seaside tourism that respects the marine environment, valuing the cultural heritage of the coast and the Kenyan islands.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Road Map for Cooperation in two original copies, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic.

signed in Nairobi on this. 14% Day of March

..2019

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

FRENCH REPUBLIC

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Mrs. Brune Poirson

Minister of State attached to the

Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive transition

Keriako Tobiko, CBS

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of

Environment and Forestry