Ruto must pay for Weston Hotel land at current market value: NLC

By Wangui Ngechu,

Deputy President William Ruto must pay for the Weston Hotel land at current market value as he pursues the seller, the National Lands Commission has s...

Abigael Mbagaya , NLC , ruto , Weston Hotel

DP Ruto finally admits Weston Hotel land was illegally acquired

By Brian Okoth,

Deputy President William Ruto has now, for the first time, acknowledged that the land that his Weston Hotel sits on was illegally acquired. Speaking ...

BBC Hardtalk , Weston Hotel , william ruto

OPINION: High taxes and charges hindering growth of African aviation

By Citizen,

By Abderahmane Berthé One of the most fundamental factors that determine the success or failure of any commercial activity is the cost associated ...

Air travel costs , Aviation

Anxiety over Kenya Airways-airport deal as workers threaten strike

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Aviation Workers Union have vowed to protest over what they term as envisioned job losses if the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Ken...

jkia , KAA , Kenya Airports Authority , Kenya Airways , Kenya Aviation Workers Union , kq , omo Kenyatta International Airport

Swazuri distances self from NLC decision that prevented demolition of Weston Hotel

By Ian Omondi,

National Land Commission (NLC) Chairman Muhammad Swazuri on Wednesday distanced himself from a recent decision that spared Weston Hotel from demolitio...

DP William Ruto , KCAA , Muhammad Swazuri , National Lands Commission , Weston Hotel

An end to shutdown leaves federal workers still feeling insecure

By Reuters,

Deepan Patel was one of a number of U.S. government workers waiting in line for a meal on Friday at celebrity chef Jose Andres’ “Chefs for Feds”...

Plane crashes soon after take-off in Kindaruma

By Allan Irungu,

Two trainee pilots escaped unhurt after their plane crashed in Kindaruma on Friday evening. The Cessna 152 II they were flying back to Wilson Airpo...

US Adds Iran-backed militants in Syria to terror list

By VOA,

The U.S. Treasury Department added two Iran-backed militant groups to its official list of terrorists on Thursday. The Fatemiyoun Division, compose...

Syria , US

Plane carrying Cardiff City’s Sala disappears over English Channel

By Reuters,

Newly signed Cardiff City soccer player Emiliano Sala was missing on Tuesday after the light aircraft he was travelling in disappeared between France ...

Cardiff City , Civil Aviation Authority , disappeared , Emiliano Sala , England , France , light aircraft , plane

Migori County risks losing Ksh.100M allocated for airstrip – MP

By George Juma,

Migori County risks losing Ksh.100 million set a side by the national government for the upgrading of Lichota airstrip, Kuria East Member of Parliamen...

Lichota airstrip , Migori County

‘Resurgent’ al Qaeda looking to target planes in Europe, UK security minister warns

By CNN,

Terror group al Qaeda is "resurgent" and looking to carry out attacks on passenger planes in Europe, UK Security Minister Ben Wallace has warned. I...

al Qaeda militants , Ben Wallace , Gatwick Airport , ISIS , Osama bin Laden , President Donald Trump , Sen. Lindsey Graham

Factbox: Departments affected by partial U.S. government shutdown

By Reuters,

Following weeks of talks between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders, parts of the U.S. government shut down on Saturday after negotiator...

Donald Trump , Ellis Island , Grand Canyon , Statue of Liberty

London’s Gatwick airport reopens again, police make two arrests

By Reuters,

London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a mystery saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for more than 100,000 Christmas travelers by u...

Chris Grayling , Constable Steve Barry , Gatwick Airport , Sarah Garghan

How can a drone bring an airport to a standstill?

By CNN,

The closure of the UK's second-biggest airport because of "deliberate" drone disruption has caused travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passenger...

Gatwick , Royal Air Force

Drones ground flights at London airport, sowing chaos for Christmas travelers

By Reuters,

Drones flying near London’s Gatwick airport grounded flights for at least 15 hours, causing chaos for tens of thousands of Christmas travelers in wh...

London. , Prime Minister Theresa May

UK signs air service deal with Switzerland for post-Brexit flights

By Reuters,

British transport minister Chris Grayling will sign an agreement with Switzerland on Monday to ensure air services continue to operate between the two...

brexit , Chris Grayling

Boeing opens first 737 plant in China amid U.S.-Sino trade war

By Reuters,

Boeing opened its first 737 completion plant in China on Saturday, a strategic investment aimed at building a sales lead over arch-rival Airbus in one...

Airbus , boeing

UK court orders Indian tycoon Mallya to be extradited on fraud charges

By Reuters,

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airl...

Force India , India , Kingfisher Airlines , Prime Minister Narendra , Vijay Mallya

Government to invest more in aviation infrastructure, says President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has affirmed Kenya’s commitment to improving the civil aviation infrastructure, saying the industry plays a vital role in e...

Civil aviation infrastructure , GDP , ICAO , KICC , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Transport CS James Macharia

Investigators reveal why Leicester City helicopter crashed

By Reuters,

British air accident investigators looking into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabh...

helicopter crash , Leicester City , Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha