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Kenya’s tourist sites are safe, open and ready for visitors, Uhuru says
By PSCU,
1641, August 8, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed satisfaction with the measures being taken by stakeholders in the hospitality sector to protect tourists from C...
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Kenya Airways resumes flights to 29 destinations after coronavirus curbs lifted
By Reuters,
2214, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways resumed international flights on Saturday, heading to 29 destinations for the first time since the routes were suspended in March due to...
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Tanzania bans Kenyan flights from its airspace till further notice
By Tonny Ndungu,
959, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Flights from Kenya will not be allowed into the Tanzanian airspace, The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement on Friday. The...
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UK,France and Qatar added to list of countries allowed to fly into Kenya from August 1
By Tonny Ndungu,
1824, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya has added 7 more countries to its list of countries whose passengers will be allowed into the country when international flights resume on Augus...
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Five international airlines to resume flights in and out of Kenya
By Ian Omondi,
1145, July 28, 2020 (EAT)
Five major airlines are set to resume flights in and out of Kenya following the easing of international travel restrictions by President Uhuru Kenyatt...
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Evacuation plan for Kenyans in U.K mooted as British citizens set to leave Nairobi on Friday
By Citizen Reporter,
1539, April 20, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya High Commission in London is working on logistics for a possible evacuation flight for citizens from Heathrow to Nairobi. According to Ke...
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‘Ndege sio matatu’: Gov’t rules out evacuation of Kenyans abroad citing high cost
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1357, April 15, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans living abroad will have to remain in the foreign countries amid the coronavirus pandemic that continues to ravage regions across the world. ...
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KQ takes medical supplies to South Africa as carrier turns to cargo business
By Tonny Ndungu,
1712, April 12, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways says it has converted some of its grounded passenger planes into cargo freighters as it seeks to remain in operation during the coronavi...
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‘Kenya Airways Captain Daudi Kimuyu Kibati made the ultimate sacrifice,’ CS Kagwe says
By Citizen Reporter,
1732, April 4, 2020 (EAT)
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has sent a message of condolence to the family and friends of Captain Daudi Kimuyu Kibati who died after evacuating Kenyans fro...
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Kenya Airways reduces flights to London, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg and Kigali
By Citizen Reporter,
1824, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways has reviewed flight schedules to several countries but says trips to London and Paris on specific days will be unaffected. A statemen...
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Ethiopia confirms its first case of coronavirus
By Reuters,
1623, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, the country's public health institute told Reuters on Friday. Takele Uma Banti, the m...
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African countries with confirmed coronavirus cases
By CNN,
1408, March 12, 2020 (EAT)
As coronavirus spreads across the globe, countries in Africa are taking preventive measures to keep the disease out and many are showing a strong leve...
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KNH: Reports on Kenya confirming first coronavirus case are fake news
By Tonny Ndungu,
1815, February 29, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has refuted claims rife on social media that a Chinese national had tested positive for the Covid-19 (coronavirus) in...
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China Southern Airlines suspends flights to Kenya amidst coronavirus scare
By Citizen Reporter,
1539, February 28, 2020 (EAT)
Two days after resuming flights from China to Kenya, China Southern Airlines has again suspended flights to Nairobi amidst a public outcry over the ...
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Court suspends all flights from China to Kenya over coronavirus
By Dzuya Walter,
1448, February 28, 2020 (EAT)
A Nairobi court has ordered the suspension of all flights from China to Kenya over the coronavirus outbreak. Justice James Makau issued the conserv...
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Tension at estate in Athi River over Chinese nationals who landed at JKIA
By Citizen Reporter,
1143, February 28, 2020 (EAT)
There was tension at Sidai estate in Athi River on Thursday after some Chinese citizens who landed in Nairobi were spotted wearing face masks. They...
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Gov’t dismisses calls to bar flights from China, says coronavirus can come from anywhere
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2123, February 27, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan government has dismissed public calls to bar flights from China following the Coronavirus outbreak that has so far claimed 2,762 lives in C...
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Coronavirus: All 239 passengers who arrived at JKIA aboard Chinese airline cleared
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2048, February 26, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan government says all 239 passengers who arrived in Nairobi on Wednesday, February 26 aboard a China Southern Airlines flight have been clear...
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Coronavirus: Kenya Airways suspends flights to China
By Citizen Reporter,
1322, January 31, 2020 (EAT)
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has temporarily suspended flights to Guangzhou, China starting today, January 31, as fears over the deadly Coronav...
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‘Kenyans in China are safe from coronavirus, no need for evacuation,’ Envoy Serem says
By Tonny Ndungu,
1416, January 29, 2020 (EAT)
Ambassador Sarah Serem has said there is no need to evacuate Kenyans in China as they are safe from the coronavirus. Speaking to Citizen TV on Wedn...
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