WRTI director Dr Patrick Omondi said the Sh70 million centre will be a hub for science, innovation, and coordination on marine training.
He noted that despite arrests being made, many suspects are often released after their families intervene, only to return to the streets and continue terrorizing residents.
More than 500 tour operators and agents from 39 countries across the world are attending a three-day conference in Malindi, Kilifi County, in efforts to boost the tourism sector.
Bodies of women and children were found naked, a chilling indication of the cruelty inflicted on them. The dooms day cult mirrors the Shakahola cult.
At least 80 suspects have been arrested in Nairobi following a police crackdown on violent robberies that have unsettled city residents.
The High Court in Malindi has allowed the homicide detective to exhume the remains of cult members interred in shallow mass graves near Shakahola Forest, Kilifi county.