Maritime and Management Institute of E.africa

s vision is “To be rated as world class learning institution committed to professional excellence.”

Background
- Maritime and Management Institute of East Africa was founded in 1994 after the director had trained shipping professionals under Soita Masikka and Associates founded in 1984 as audit and accounting firm.

- Accordingly, having trained for many years, students, who, during their foundation diploma examinations offered by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) based in London, United Kingdom, have broken world records (17) times, the Maritime and Management Institute of East Africa’s management is encouraged to state that they want to forge ahead in producing qualified professionals in management and the maritime industry.

- In its professional training activities, maritime and Management Institute of East Africa, counts on indeed experienced senior lecturers and professional instructors and among these, it has
• Martin Were Soita, Senior Lecturer / Principal Consultant
• Dr. Sammy Kents Wafula. Jairus Esibwe, Consulting Shipping and Management Economist
• Captain Patrick Mabonga, Security training
• Nancy Nafula, Counselling Psychologist

- Furthermore, Maritime and Management Institute of East Africa, in pursuit of its outstanding activities in training professionals in the Maritime industry, has co-operated in the past with the Kenya Ports Authority and Kenya Maritime Authority for all its training activities. Today, over eighty percent (80%) of East Africa maritime professionals have been trained by Maritime and Management Institute of East Africa.

- In addition, and as the first Institute in East and Central Africa to be validated by the London based Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, it has collaborated with the following universities and professional bodies:-

• World Maritime University, based in Malmo, Sweden
• The University of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
• Netherlands Maritime University
• The Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) in United Kingdom
• Association of Business Managers and Administrators (A.B.M.A)

- As a result of continuous proven performance in shipping and Management examinations worldwide, and with the cooperation and support of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in London, United Kingdom, the Institute was, in 1996 0ffered the status of nominating students who opted to take up Master of Science Degrees in Maritime studies at the World maritime University, (Sweden), Cardiff University, UK. The beneficiaries of these MSC programs are as follows:-
1. Robert Mbatia Watene – World Maritime University currently working with Kenya Ports Authority.
2. Sylvester Kututa - WMU now working with Express Shipping and Logistics E.A. Stanley Ndege Chai – Currently a consultant at the Ministry of Transport on blue economy.
4. Stanley Mwangi - World Maritime University now works with PIL Shipping Kenya
5. Geoffrey Ngombo – Netherlands Maritime University, currently Chairman Kenya Maritime Authority and Lecturer with Moi University Mombasa Campus.
6. Wilson Thoya Baya - World Maritime University now Director at Bacha Maritime Shipping Ltd Kenya and based in Canada
7. Tom Sindani - Cardiff University, currently working as a
Marine Insurance underwriter
8. Joseph Kapeku - Netherlands Maritime University, Research and development Officer Kenya Maritime Authority

- Today, the graduates of Maritime and Management Institute of East Africa, are occupying senior level positions in prominent maritime and banking organizations in Kenya, East Africa and beyond. The Institute has put Kenya on the world map 17 times by training the award-winning candidates, as indicated below:-

World Record Prize Winners
1. Sylvester Kututa, 1992, Now CEO, Express Shipping & Logistics and Kenya Maritime Authority Board Member.
2. Joseph Vincent Omondi, 1993
3. Ruel Muiruri 1995
4. Raphael Mungai, 1999, working currently in the USA
5. Miriam Mwakundia, 2003 Foundation Diploma
6. Miriam Mwakundia, 2004 Qualifying Examinations
7. Miriam Mwakundia, 2005 Final Shipping Examinations, currently working at Kenya Ports Authority.
8. Jane Kiema, 2006, Scala Enterprises Ltd as a Branch Liaison Officer Mombasa
9. Moses Wanjala Nyongesa, 2007, is a teacher and English language examiner with Kenya Examinations Council.
10. Thoma Opiyo, 2007, KPA
11. Duncan N. Sigeria, 2008, African Liner Agencies Ltd
12. Kombo Ngeti, 2011, Kenya Ports Authority
13. Benson Munene Ireri, 2015
14. Lucy Njoki Waweru, 2015
15. Stephen Irungu Mwangi, 2016
16. Nisreen Tajbhai, 2019
17 Sharon Njeri Mwanza

- It is important to mention that apart from its permanent training course programs in shipping and clearing and forwarding, maritime & Management Institute of East Africa has also been quite active in organizing and holding professional seminars, workshop and symposia in the Maritime fields such as port security (ISPS), port frauds prevention, transporting and handling dangerous cargoes, port operations, and arbitrating and enforcement of cargo claims in ports.

- These short professional seminars and workshops are always organized and training provided for Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Ferries, Inchcape Shipping Services, PIL Shipping Company, Kenya Maritime Authority, Kenya National Shipping Line, Delmas Shipping, Siginon Freight, Star East Africa, Cargil Kenya, James Finlay and Express Shipping Logistics E.A. Targeted Objectives
- Maritime and Management Institute of East Africa plans to forge ahead with its maritime training courses and Management seminars and workshops, targeting for its foundation diploma courses, young Kenyans from high schools, from Universities and working professionals in the various socio-economic fields. Therefore, the institute plans, in conjunction with the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in London, to ensure that its Maritime training course programs are continually reviewed and upgraded to meet the growing demand for Maritime training in East Africa.

- Finally, Maritime and Management Institute of East Africa in collaboration with local, regional and overseas training institutions looks forward to producing qualified professionals for the maritime industry in Kenya, East Africa and beyond….

- The demand for undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in Maritime studies in the east African region is currently overwhelming.