▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁President ▁U h uru ▁Ken y atta ▁appointed ▁Brig ad ier ▁Vincent ▁Na ish o ▁Lo on ena , ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁Ken ya ▁Navy , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁The ▁director - general ▁has ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁ag ency ▁and ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁discipline . ▁ ▁The ▁coast ▁guard ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁pat rolling ▁Ken ya ' s ▁territorial ▁waters , ▁prevent ing ▁un law ful ▁fish ing , ▁pi racy , ▁human ▁and ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁sm ugg ling ▁and ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁environmental ▁damage . ▁It ▁is ▁hoped ▁that ▁the ▁coast ▁guard ▁will ▁reduce ▁cross - border ▁crime ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁country ' s ▁intelligence ▁gather ing ▁and ▁information ▁sharing ▁ability . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Business ▁Daily ▁Africa ▁reported ▁that ▁Ken ya ▁lost ▁an ▁estimated ▁K Sh 1 0 ▁billion ▁( US $ 1 0 0 ▁million ) ▁in ▁re venue , ▁ann ually , ▁due ▁to ▁illegal ▁fish ing ▁alone . ▁ ▁Part ly ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁this ▁loss , ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁adopted ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁Ken ya ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Service . ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁oper ational ized ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁when ▁Ken