Genetic & breeding

Genetic and breeding department
Promotes and improves aquaculture genetic strains and species and develop standards for brood stock and seeds in aquaculture.
Functions
(i) Promote and improve aquaculture genetic strains and species;
(ii) Develop standards for brood stock and seeds in aquaculture
(iii) Maintain a register of aquaculture establishments
(iv) Coordinate issuance of live fish movement permits
(v) Inspect and approve fish brood and seed hatcheries
(vi) Promote gene bank, germplasm and quarantine technologies
(vii) Monitor and provide technical support to certified hatcheries
(viii) Enforce legislation on hatcheries registration
(ix) Maintain gene bank and germ-plasm
(x) Promote responsible aquaculture breeding practices and
(xi) Collect and analyze aquaculture breeding information.

The Department of Genetic and Breeding has the following three (3) Divisions:

(i) Warm Water Genetic and Breeding;

(ii) Cold Water Genetic and Breeding; and

(iii) Mariculture Genetic and Breeding.

List of Hatcheries aunthenticated to produce fingerlings in Kenya

LIST OF AUNTHENTICATED HATCHERIES TO PRODUCE FINGERLINGS IN KENYA 2026

S/NO.	COUNTY	NAME OF HATCHERY	Species Cultured
1.	Uasin Gishu	University of Eldoret Hatchery	Tilapia Catfish and Ornamental Fish
2.	Uasin Gishu	BN-YZC9M8VD	Tilapia and Catfish
3.	Trans Nzoia	Elgon Fish Farm	Tilapia and Catfish
4.	Nandi	SENETWO Fish Farm	Tilapia and Catfish
5.	Trans Nzoia	Aquaculture Harvest Africa Limited Farm	Nile Tilapia Catfish
6.	Kisumu	Rota Fish Farm	Nile Tilapia
7.	Kisumu	KMFRI Sango’ro Hatchery	Nile Tilapia and African Catfish
8.	Kisumu	Vicinaqua Hatchery	Nile Tilapia
9.	Kisumu	Aquarech- LBDA Hatchery	Nile Tilapia
10.	Kisumu	Lakeside Aqua Hatchery	Nile Tilapia
11.	Kisumu	Balhaji Ltd hatchery	Nile Tilapia
12.	Kisumu	Apondo Fish Farm	Nile Tilapia Catfish
13.	Kisii	Kisii County Fish Multiplicati on and Training Centre	Nile Tilapia African Catfish
14.	Kisii	Kebacha Fish Multiplicati on and Demonstrat ion Centre	Catfish
15.	Kisii	KMFRI Kegati Aquacultur e Center	Tilapia Catfish Ornamentals
16.	Siaya	Bolena Enterprises Limited	Nile Tilapia
17.	Siaya	Great Lakes Feeds Limited	Nile Tilapia
18.	Siaya	Western Acqua Services Limited	Nile Tilapia
19.	Siaya	Mahia Fisheries	Nile Tilapia
20.	Siaya	Lake Agro Limited	Nile Tilapia
21.	Siaya	Pacho Farms Limited	Nile Tilapia
22.	Siaya	Agunja Hatcheries	Nile Tilapia and Catfish
23.	Siaya	Belfish Fish Farm	Tilapia
24.	Siaya	African Blue Tilapia	Nile Tilapia
25.	Siaya	Lake Front Fisheries	Nile Tilapia
26.	Siaya	Onagi Fish Farm	Nile Tilapia
27.	Homabay	Rabisa Fish Farm	Nile Tilapia
28.	Homabay	Victory Fish Farms	Nile Tilapia
29.	Homabay	Muga Fish Farm	Nile Tilapia
30.	Homabay	Copana Fish Hatchery	Nile Tilapia
31.	Homabay	Rusinga Island of Hope Farms Ltd	Nile Tilapia
32.	Homabay	Lakeview Fisheries LTD	Nile Tilapia
33.	Homabay	Mbita Fingerlings LTD	Nile Tilapia
34.	Homabay	Yiruo Fish Hatchery LTD	Nile Tilapia
35.	Homabay	Shihai Fishery Science and Technolog y Developm ent Ltd	Nile Tilapia
36.	Migori	Lake Bream Fisheries Ltd	Nile Tilapia
37.	Migori	Aqua Fish Hatchery	Nile Tilapia
38.	Migori	Ranenville Aqua Farm Ltd	Nile Tilapia
39.	Vihiga	Daraja Aqua Fisheries	Nile Tilapia & African Catfish.
40.	Kakamega	Labedcash Marine Enterprise Limited	Gold Fish, Nile Tilapia & African Catfish.
41.	Kakamega	Beda Fish farm	Nile Tilapia & African Catfish
42.	Kakamega	SAFE (Sustainable Aquaculture Farms Enterprise) Hatchery	Nile Tilapia
43.	Kakamega	Jumbo Fish Farm Limited	Nile Tilapia & African Catfish.
44.	Bungoma	Chwele Fish Farm	Nile Tilapia & African Catfish.
45.	Bungoma	Kanduyi Green Acres Hatchery	Nile Tilapia & African Catfish.
46.	Laikipia	Nasi Integrated Fish Farm Laikipia	Tilapia, Catfish, Black Bass, Elephant Snout Fish, Ornamental Fish.
47.	Laikipia	Wema Fish Farm and Hatchery	Tilapia, Catfish.
48.	Laikipia	Vineyard Fish Farm and Hatchery	Tilapia, Catfish.
49.	Nyeri	Vimmablue Fish Hatchery	Tilapia, Catfish, Ornamental Fish.
50.	Nyeri	Benezeli Fish Farm,	Tilapia, Catfish, Ornamental Fish.
51.	Nyeri	Mwambia Fish and Bee Keeping	Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout.
52.	Nyeri	Catch Samaki	Tilapia, Catfish, Ornamentals
53.	Nyeri	Centro Farm Fish Hatchery Naromoru	Catfish, Tilapia
54.	Nyeri	Trout Masters	Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
55.	Kirinyaga	National Aquaculture Technology Development & Innovations Transfer Centre	Tilapia Catfish, Common Carp, Ornamentals
56.	Kirinyaga	Laguna Farms Limited	Tilapia, Catfish, Ornamentals
57.	Kirinyaga	Ornamental Fish Aquafarm Hatchery	Tilapia Catfish, Ornamentals
58.	Kirinyaga	Kutus Aquaculture Farm	Catfish, Tilapia, Ornamentals
59.	Kirinyaga	Emmich Farm	Tilapia, Catfish
60.	Kirinyaga	Karunditu Fish Farm	Catfish, Ornamentals
61.	Kirinyaga	Mwea Aqua Fish Farm	Catfish, Tilapia,
62.	Kirinyaga	Green Algae Highland Fish Farm	Catfish, Tilapia, Ornamentals
63.	Kirinyaga	Lemtum Fish Farm	Tilapia
64.	Nyandarua	Avil Fish Farm	Tilapia, Catfish, Otnamrental Fish
65.	Nyandarua	Karlo Oljoroorok	Tilapia (Mono Sex and Mixed), Catfish and Rainbow Trout
66.	Nyandarua	Cedar Retreat	Rainbow Trout
67.	Muranga	Orange Rock Gardens Fish Farm	Tilapia And Catfish
68.	Narok	Cavarino Limited	Tilapia Catfish, Ornamentals
69.	Baringo	Aquasamaki Limited	Tilapia

Hatcheries/Training Centres

1.National Aquaculture Research and Training Centre, Sagana, Kirinyaga County;

2.Trout Hatchery and Fish Farm, Kiganjo, Nyeri County.

3.Kabonyo Regional Fish Farm, Kisumu County