INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR REVIEW OF THE KENYA TUNA FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2013-2018

MINISTRY OF MINING, BLUE ECONOMY AND ARITIME AFFAIRS TENDER DECEMBER 2023 

Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED)

Request for Expression of Interest

(Consulting Services – Individual Consultant Selection)

1. This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement
Notice for this project that appeared in Development Business; of
10th August 2020.
2. The Government of Kenya has received a Credit from International
Development Agency (IDA) towards the cost of the Kenya Marine
Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED)
and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments
under this contract: Individual Consulting Services for Review of the
Kenya Tuna Fisheries Development and Management Strategy 2013-
2018 PROCUREMENT/CONTRACT REF NO.: KE-MOMBEMA-C1-
2023-025-ICS-INDV
3. The main objective of this consultancy is to review and develop an
all-inclusive Sustainable Tuna Fisheries Development and Management
Strategy for Kenya.
4. The tasks to be carried out under the assignment includes but not
limited to:
a) Review the Kenya Tuna Fisheries Development and Management
Strategy 2013-2018 with a view to identify the gaps in
relation to the Fisheries Development and Management Act
2016, and other strategies and lessons-learned publications
from other countries to inform on the new developments
within the region;
b) Gather, collate, review and synthesize relevant data and information
(baseline assessment) with respect to tuna fishery
resource, development and management and climate risks
including strategic and development plans, policy and legal
documents at national, regional and global level;
c) Identify key national institutions in the blue economy sectors
and propose an appropriate institutional framework and or
coordination mechanism for the effective and efficient implementation
of the tuna strategy;
d) Conduct stakeholder consultative meetings at all levels to
gather views and input from the different stakeholders to inform
the review of the strategy and agree on commitments
and timelines to achieve the necessary steps, including the Inter-
governmental Sector Working Group on Policy, Legislation
and Standards;
e) To contextualize the role of tuna, conduct a review on the
blue economy public expenditure, including a stocktaking of
financial mechanisms to support the implementation of the
tuna strategy;
f) On the basis of data, information and views gathered from
3 to 5 above, synthesize and compile a comprehensive Tuna
Fishery Development and Management Strategy with the
commitments, work plans, budgets and timelines to reach the
agreed targets;
g) Present the draft Tuna Fishery Development and Management
Strategy to the State Department for Blue Economy and
Fisheries, Kenya Fisheries Service, Kenya Marine and Fisheries
Research Institute, Kenya fishing Industries Cooperation, Kenya
Fish Marketing Authority among others for further input;
h) Present the revised Tuna Fishery Development and Management
Strategy to the national stakeholders for validation and
incorporate comments / input from the national stakeholder
validation workshop;
i) Submit a final version to the KEMFSED National Project Coordinator
and State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries
for onward adoption and implementation;
5. The consultant shall possess the following qualifications:
a) A minimum of a Master’s degree in the fields of natural
resources management including fisheries, marine and wildlife,
environment, conservation and a solid understanding of
fisheries and/ or natural resources management systems;
b) At least ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in similar
assignments working in a fisheries and/ or natural resources
environment. Those having experience specifically in fisheries
management systems will have an added advantage;
c) Demonstrated experience of in formulating policies and or
strategies relating to natural resources governance;

d) Good understanding and knowledge of the policies, strategic
plans, institutional frameworks at national, regional and
global processes;
e) Proven experience and ability to produce reports, papers on
technical issues and to strategic and policy related documents
including evidence of publications and/or editing of reports;
f) Ability to communicate effectively in English both orally and in
writing;
6. The Consulting Services Contract is expected to be for a period of
Four (4) calendar months from the date of commencement.
7. The State Department of Blue Economy and Fisheries through the
Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development (KEMFSED)
Project now invites individuals to express their interest in providing
the services. Interested individuals must provide information
indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (attach curriculum
vitae (CV), copies of documentary evidence of Academic
qualifications, Professional Qualifications and registration/
licensing of professional body).
8. An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the
Selection of Individual Consultants method set out in the World
Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated November
2020 fourth Edition (Regulations).
9. Interested individuals may obtain further information at the address
below from 0900 to 1700 hours East African Time (EAT) from Monday
to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400hours EAT) and
public holidays or download full TORs on Website: www.kemfsed.
org; www.mibema.go.ke and www.tenders.go.ke
Expression of interest shall be delivered by 4th January 2024 at
1100hours EAT. – using one of the following modalities: (i) deposit in
the tender box located on Mezzanine Floor, Maktaba Kuu Building Opposite
NHIF Ngong Road Nairobi, Kenya or (ii) send by email to: info@
kemfsed.org and quote the Assignment title and Contract No. in the
subject row.
For expressions of interest that will be deposited at the tender box, the
packages should be clearly marked Individual Consulting Services for
Review of the Kenya Tuna Fisheries Development and Management
Strategy 2013-2018, Activity No. PROCUREMENT/CONTRACT REF NO.:
KE-MOMBEMA-C1-2023-025-ICS-INDV

The addresses referred to above are:

The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs
State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries
Ngong Road, NHIF Building 13th Floor
P O Box 58187 – 00200
NAIROBI
Email:ps@blueeconomy.go.ke
Other addresses
The National Project Coordinator
Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development
(KEMFSED) Project
Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs
State Department for Blue Economy & Fisheries
Maktaba Kuu Building, Mezannine Floor, Ngong Road,
www.kemfsed.org
Email: info@kemfsed.org
Telephone: +254-20-2718870