With over 30 years of experience in Maritime Transport Sector, currently the Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (East Africa Branch), also represents East Africa in the Controlling Council of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers; having served in the International Education and training Committee of the ICS for a period of 5 years.
Mr Watene holds a Master in Shipping Management (Sweden) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK).
He is the Chairman of the National Maritime Transport Logistics Curriculum taskforce for the land based maritime clusters courtesy of Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA), the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and Curriculum Development Assessment and Certification Council (CDACC). Currently the Head of curriculum development at the Bandari Maritime Academy.