Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is a state corporation with the responsibility to "maintain, operate, improve and regulate all scheduled seaports " on the Indian Ocean coastline of Kenya , including principally Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa . Other KPA ports include Lamu , Malindi , Kilifi , Mtwapa , Kiunga , Shimoni , Funzi and Vanga.
6-664: The headquarters of KPA are located off of Mbaraki Road , in the Mbaraki neighborhood, on Mombasa Island , in Mombasa , on the Kenyan Indian Ocean coast. The coordinates of the headquarters of Kenya Ports Authority are 04°04'13.0"S, 39°39'52.0"E (Latitude:-4.070267; Longitude:39.664452). The KPA was established in 1978 through an act of Parliament . Kenya Ports Authority is an investor in Kenya National Shipping Line ,
12-489: A leading basketball club . In August 2014, Kenya Ports Authority signed a deal worth US$ 478 million with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for the construction of three Port Lamu berths. The three new berths will form part of the US$ 24 billion Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor ( LAPSSET ) and take Port Lamu's berth count to 32 upon completion. Mombasa Island Mombasa Island
18-707: A state corporation of Kenya formed in 1989, currently owned by KPA and three non-Kenyan corporate investos. In 1989, the government of Kenya brought together the operation and regulation of existing ferry services , including the Likoni Ferry service at Likoni, Mombasa , into one subsidiary of the KPA, Kenya Ferry Services . The subsidiary was devolved to the status of an independent Kenya state corporation in 1998, 20 percent owned by KPA and 80 percent owned by other Kenyan Government entities. KPA also owns various sports teams, including Kenyan Premier League team Bandari FC and
24-508: Is a 5 by 3 km (3.1 by 1.9 mi) coral outcrop located on Kenya 's coast on the Indian Ocean , which is connected to the mainland by a causeway . Part of the city of Mombasa is located on the island, including the Old Town . The old town of Mombasa is located at the eastern, seaward end of the island. Kilindini and Port Reitz , the modern deepwater harbour and port separates
30-571: The island from the Kenyan mainland to the south. The old harbour, which is named Port Tudor and guarded by Fort Jesus , and Tudor Creek separate the island from the northern mainland. Modern residential sprawl and industrial areas now occupy the rest of the island. Mombasa is linked to the mainland by the Makupa Causeway to the northwest, by the Nyali Bridge to the east and by the Likoni Ferry to
36-558: The south. A road and rail bridge also serve the mainland container port near Port Reitz. Port Tudor and Tudor Creek were named by Owen Tudor the Royal Navy captain who first surveyed the area. Mombasa Island is one of the four divisions of Mombasa County . The division has a population of 1,208,333 (2019 census). It is divided into six subdivisions: 4°03′S 39°40′E / 4.050°S 39.667°E / -4.050; 39.667 This Coast Province location article
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