OPINION: KQ’s bleak future as COVID 19 digs in

By Joseph Bonyo,

By Joseph Bonyo As the last of Kenya Airways plans taxi to parking at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) later today (Wednesday, March ...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

Chinese students fleeing virus-hit U.S. paying Ksh.2M for seats on private jets

By Reuters,

As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, Chinese students from wealthy families are persuading their parents to pay tens of thousands of d...

china , coronavirus

Nigeria confirms first death from coronavirus

By Reuters,

Nigeria confirmed its first fatality from coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said in a tweet on Monday. The patient was a 67-year-...

Gov’t to enhance 4G network coverage in rural areas as Kenyans work from home

By Ian Omondi,

The government has now granted approvals to enhance universal 4G data coverage throughout the country, especially in rural areas, as Kenyans are urged...

4G network , coronavirus , Google Loon , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyan who travelled from the US quarantined in Kitale with coronavirus-like symptoms

By Edwin Namasaka,

A Kenyan aviation student who just returned from Dallas, United States had been quarantined with coronavirus-like symptoms in Kitale. Apprehensive ...

kitale coronavirus

Kenyans spreading false information on coronavirus to be arrested

By PSCU,

The Cabinet has issued a warning to people spreading fake news on the coronavirus situation Kenya saying those found culpable will be dealt with in ac...

coronavirus

Kenyan pilot Subow Mohamed Ahmed arrested over Ksh.39B fake arms deal

By Citizen Reporter,

Subow Mohamed Ahmed, a Kenyan pilot working with a local aviation company, has been arrested over the Ksh.39billion fake arms deal. Echesa case: Co...

eCHESA , kenei

Uganda mulls spraying visitors with disinfectant to stop coronavirus

By VOA,

Uganda's Health Minister Ruth Aceng has announced new measures aimed at preventing the coronavirus from entering the country. She says authorities may...

coronavirus

SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...

coronavirus , kenya , sports

Coronavirus pandemic “could be over by June” if countries act, says Chinese adviser

By Reuters,

The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilize to fight it, a senior Chinese medical adviser said. This as China decla...

coronavirus

Story of Jared and Mercy who were killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash, leaving behind a baby daughter

By Reuters,

Frustrated by incompetence and corruption in his native Kenya, Jared Babu, a 28-year-old activist and entrepreneur, set up a program to train high sch...

Ethiopian Airlines

African Airlines to see the worst of the Coronavirus impact

By Kepha Muiruri,

Airlines on the continent are expected to see the worst impact from the Coronavirus-led travel disruptions in comparison to global carriers. The im...

AFRAA , coronavirus , IATA

Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash

By Reuters,

A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes the March 2019 crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX...

Boeing 737 MAX , Ethiopian Airlines , Lion Air Crash

Six years on, families demand new search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

By Reuters,

Six years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radars, relatives of the 239 people who were on board are calling on authorities to reviv...

Flight MH370 , Malaysia Airlines

Coronavirus: What airlines are doing to sanitize planes

By CNN,

As new cases of novel coronavirus are growing, the travel industry is feeling the impact -- with vacationers and business people debating whether or n...

coronavirus

Aviation union demands KQ lift suspension of Gire Ali, worker who filmed Chinese plane arrival

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Aviation Worker's Union has demanded for the immediate and unconditional reinstatement of the airline worker who was suspended for allegedly...

China Southern Airlines , gire , kq

Attorney General asks court to dismiss Miguna Miguna’s case

By Dzuya Walter,

The Attorney General, through State counsel Emmanuel Bitta, has asked the court to dismiss a case filed by lawyer Miguna Miguna suing two internationa...

Air France , Lufthansa Group (German Airlines) , miguna miguna

US pledges Ksh.200B for coronavirus vaccine

By Reuters,

The United States has pledged Ksh.200B to fight coronavirus with more than Ksh.100B going toward developing a vaccine, with other funds earmarked for ...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

Man dies while attempting to launch homemade rocket

By CNN,

Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket Saturday. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mike Hughes' family ...

Homemade rocket , Mad Mike Hughes , Science Channel , Waldo Stakes

Blow for guard who forced Matiang’i to queue at JKIA as court upholds sacking

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court in Nyeri has dismissed a case filed by a female security guard who sued the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) for sacking her on claims of...

CS Fred Matiang’i , Daizy Cherogony , jkia , KAA