LakeBream fisheries limited

Internships & Attachments

Lakebream Fisheries Limited is a pioneering, fully vertically integrated aquaculture company located in Lisori beach of Got-Kachola Ward, Nyatike Sub-County, Migori County in the Republic of Kenya.

Founded in 2023 and operational in 2025, Lakebream Fisheries Limited focuses on sustainable and eco-friendly fish farming, aiming to establish a sustainable end-to-end, industrial-scale fresh tilapia fish farm in the pristine offshore waters of Lake Victoria.

The Company provides a variety of high-quality, sustainable fish farming products and services designed to cater or the local consumers, businesses, and community stakeholders. These offerings focus on delivering fresh, responsibly farmed native fish species through innovative offshore cage farming techniques while promoting environmental stewardship. Additionally, Lakebream Fisheries Limited’s focus on community engagement, training and support initiative programs, especially empowering women and youths in aquaculture, strengthens local capacity and fosters community support – key social factors that enhance business sustainability. This inclusive approach also taps into local labour resources, potentially lowering operational costs and supporting economic development. Our commitment extends to building a hub of future aquaculture experts through offering avenues for experiential educational experience and mentoring of young professionals in aquaculture.

The Kenyan aquaculture sector plays a crucial role in improving food security and driving economic growth for local communities. However, it faces several challenges, including a lack of adequate training, limited capacity development, and the slow integration of advanced technologies. These issues hinder the sector’s potential to create employment opportunities and improve the well-being of the youthful workforce.

In keeping with our corporate mission and in recognition of the critical need to support Kenyan youth with meaningful employment and work exposure, Lakebream Fisheries has developed an experiential educational and market oriented internship programme.

The internship programme under Lakebream Fisheries Limited is designed to equip the next generation of industry leaders with practical experience in aquaculture, helping them to gain hands-on experience in aquaculture farm management. The programme addresses key challenges in aquaculture training, such as limited practical experience, skill gaps, and the inability to commercialise technological advancements in fish production.

With the understanding that today’s graduates often struggle to gain meaningful industry-centric work experience and the desire to contribute to the knowledge gap in the aquaculture sector, through intentional learning objectives, Lakebream Fisheries presents  an opportunity that will help to develop and equip the next generation of aquaculture industry leaders, well-trained technically and with adequate business skills. The well-coordinated internship programme, crafted to bridge the gap between academic training and practical demands of the Kenya’s aquaculture sector, will provide participants with real-world exposure, mentoring, and applied learning in a professional and busy aquaculture environment.

By participating in this internship programme, fresh graduates will acquire knowledge and skills that support the sustainable intensification and diversification of aquaculture, using climate-smart, resilient technologies and best management practices. These include innovative culture systems, management, breeding and genetics in fish farming, demand-driven nutrition and feed, biosecurity and health management, post-harvest loss reduction, value addition, aquaculture data analysis and sales and  marketing.

This internship programme presents an excellent opportunity for fresh graduates to translate academic knowledge into hands-on work experience, improve their competencies, and enhance their employability in an increasingly competitive job market. It provides a structured learning platform in key administrative and technical departments of the Company, ensuring professional growth while contributing meaningfully to the development goals of the Company. The Company is looking for dynamic, motivated, and talented individuals who wish to gain hands-on experience in a professional work environment.

Available Internship Opportunities

The Company invites applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill six (6) internship positions across four (3) areas of specialisation. These placements are spread as follows:

1.Digital Sales and Marketing (1)

2.Data Analyst (1)

3.Aquaculture Operations (4)

These internships are designed to provide the selected candidates with experiential learning, mentorship, and exposure to real work environments within the private sector.

Target beneficiaries

The internship programme targets young and self-driven Certificates, Diploma or First Degree graduates between 18 to 35 years who are interested in pursuing careers in aquaculture production or activities supporting the aquaculture value chain. Relevant academic qualifications for the various specialisations will be considered. No work experience will be required.

Applicants must be unemployed fresh graduates (0-1 year) seeking to gain valuable hands-on experience in aquaculture practice. Those who have not previously undertaken any internship or worked elsewhere are eligible for this program.

Desirable Personal Attributes

Beyond academic qualifications and eligibility requirements, successful candidates must also demonstrate the following personal competencies:

• Integrity and Ethical Conduct

Applicants must be individuals of high moral standards and integrity. Honesty, accountability, and transparency are core values within Lakebream Fisheries Limited operations.

• Professionalism and Self-drive

Ideal candidates should be goal-oriented, self-motivated, and passionate about contributing to the success of Lakebream Fisheries Limited. A positive attitude, enthusiasm for learning, and the ability to work with minimal supervision are essential traits.

• Teamwork and Communication Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are vital. The ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and build positive relationships with Lakebream Fisheries Limited Family is highly valued.

Selection and Placement

Successful applicants will be placed to work across the entire farm to optimise their engagement in learning and gaining hands-on experience across the entire company operations. Placement of the selected applicants  will ensure that each one of them has sufficient opportunity to gain skills and hands-on experience at each of the functional units of the company. This will be achieved through a rotational placement of the successful applicants at the functional units of the company. As such, the supervisory role will be performed by the line supervisor where an intern is assigned to work.

The line supervisors will assign specific duties with intentional learning objectives to the interns under their supervision. The duties may range from general fish farm management activities to processing, packaging, sales and distribution of final products to the target markets. Every duty assigned to interns will bear stated learning objectives and outputs. The supervisors will provide a continuous observation, mentorship, evaluation and feedback.

Duration and Conditions

The internship period shall be six (6) . Interns will be expected to adhere to the normal company working hours as prescribed in the Company’s HR Manual.

Please note the following important conditions:

1. This internship does not guarantee future employment with the Company.
2. Successful applicants will be required to adhere to Lakebream Fisheries Limited’s internal policies, including code of conduct and confidentiality agreements.
3. Interns are expected to be available for the entire six-month period without interruption, unless under unavoidable circumstances.
4. Interns are required to arrange for their health and accident insurances.

Monthly Stipend

This internship is classified as non-remunerative. However, each intern shall receive a monthly stipend of Kenya Shillings Five Thousand (Kshs. 5,000) to help cater for their day-to-day expenses during the internship period. Accommodation (excluding meals) will be catered for by the Company.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit their applications online