The New Kenya Railways Marine School was officially commissioned by His Excellency, the President of Kenya on 31st May, 2021. The school is fully owned by Kenya Railways as a constituent campus of the Railway Training Institute.

The campus is dedicated to specialized marine and maritime education and training for the region (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, DRC Congo, South Sudan). It will also be offering Railway and Transport Logistics courses.

The school is accredited by the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) to offer marine and maritime courses in line with International Maritime Organization (IMO) model courses.

Construction of this facility was funded by Government of Kenya and the World Bank.