The primary objective of KSL is to build, repair and service water vessels (ships and boats) of the Kenyan Navy.
The company also maintains a smaller shipbuilding facility in the city of Kisumu, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
It is reported to be capable of handling ships weighing in excess of 4,000 tonnes (4,409 tons) and measuring up to 150 metres (492 ft) in length.
[3] Benefits include savings on maintenance of Kenyan naval vessels, numbering 17 as of 2021, which have to undergo perioding overhaul every 10 years at an average cost of US$6,800 each.
[4] Kenya also expects to earn income from servicing some of the international maritime fleet, 40 percent of which is estimated to sail past the Kenyan coast annually.