- There were media reports that Kenya’s agriculture committee was considering a ban on fish imports from China, to protect the local fish supplies.
- According to sources, local markets, facing a shortage of locally caught fish had started selling imported Chinese fish that was cheaper.
 There were media reports that Kenya’s agriculture committee was considering a ban on fish imports from China, to protect the local fish supplies. According to sources, local markets, facing a shortage of locally caught fish, had started selling imported Chinese fish that was cheaper. Similar concerns about cheap imported Chinese fish  undercutting the Kenyan fish industry were first reported in 2018. Subsequently, President Uhuru Kenyatta advised Kenyan government officials to examine the matter  and figure out how to limit the imports of fish from China. According to recent reports, the Kenyan government which was planning to prohibit import of Chinese fish to protect the local industry has opted out of banning it due to the fish shortage faced by Kenya.
As per  the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Kenya has more than 600 kilometers of coastline on the Indian Ocean, and it claims 22 kilometers of territorial waters. A report compiled by the Global Fishing Watch tracker states that between May and August about 230 fishing vessels, mostly foreign-owned were engaged off Kenya. It was also reported that most of these foreign-owned ships were from countries such as Italy and China. Critics say that China the world’s largest producer and consumer of seafood engages in aggressive tactics.
