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Etihad resumes flights to Nairobi with focus on broader African expansion
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 17, 2024

As a major economic hub in East Africa, Kenya is expected to benefit significantly from the resumption of Etihad flights.

LSK now wants President Ruto to reveal costs of cancelled Adani Deals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 22, 2024

In a statement, LSK President Faith Odhiambo welcomed the President's directive but stressed the need for accountability.

MPs push for merger of KQ, KAA, and JKIA to revamp Kenya's aviation sector
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 16, 2024

The creation of an Aviation Holding Company aims to oversee a major restructuring of Kenya's aviation sector.

Adani says it paid Kenya Sh6.47 million review fee for JKIA upgrade proposal
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2024

The Indian group says the payment was made alongside all the necessary pre-approval documents required by Kenyan authorities.

Chirchir says Kenya declined Adani's request for free land near JKIA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 13, 2024

The senators also questioned the selection process for Adani and the lack of transparency about the deal.

Lawyer petitions court to halt build and lease deal allowing foreign firm take over JKIA
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 30, 2024

KAA had argued that they had obtained cabinet approval for the JKIA Medium Term Investments Plan covering the upgrade of the passenger terminal buildi...

Nairobi County seeks KAA partnership to boost fire response capacity
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2024

Nairobi has relied on the Koja fire station on Tom Mboya Street, which was built in 1907 and another in the Industrial Area, built in 1957.

JKIA runway closed temporarily over undisclosed aircraft incident
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 11, 2024

The incident has reignited a debate on why the country's largest aviation facility has been served by a single runway since its establishment in the 1...

Relief for Isiolo residents as appellate court suspends eviction orders
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jun 08, 2024

A judgement last November found that they illegally acquired the land and ordered their eviction, but the appellate court in Nyeri County has issued s...

Normal operations to resume at Kisumu Airport after KQ plane suffers bird strike
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2024

Kenya Airways had earlier confirmed that all passengers aboard flight KQ 670 were safe after the plane suffered a bird strike while landing at the air...

KQ flight heading to JKIA diverted back to Mombasa due to bad weather
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 28, 2024

KQ said they had diverted a number of flights due to the heavy rains and poor visibility in Nairobi.

Moi International Airport named best in Africa for third time
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 14, 2024

Since its establishment in 2006, the ASQ program has conducted surveys engaging over 400 airports in 109 countries.

Northern Kenya's potential unleashed with air transport revamp
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 10, 2024

In this year’s budget, which is his first, President William Ruto has identified infrastructure as one of the key economic enablers, allocating it Sh3...

Kenya Airports Authority shifts to cashless payments
Bashir Mohammed  |  Feb 05, 2024

The shift is expected to simplify payment processes, reduce transaction times, and minimize risks associated with handling physical currency.

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