OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory

By Joseph Bonyo,

The resumption of international flights in and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Saturday, August 1 is welcome. This shows that amids...

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Kenyan pilots pen open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta

By Faizal Ahmed,

“What if we told you that there is some wisdom in the expansion of Kenya Airways? Wisdom that goes far beyond the deliberate short-sighted efforts f...

coronavirus , KALPA , kq , pilots

KQ pilots slam airline management over planned job cuts

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) Pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have slammed the airline’s management over its nature of layof...

Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) , Kenya Airways

Ex-KQ boss Sebastian Mikosz named IATA Vice President

By Kepha Muiruri,

Former Kenya Airways (KQ) Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Mikosz is set to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as the associatio...

IATA , Kenya Airways (KQ) , Sebastian Mikosz

KQ faulted for operating flights using crew who are supposed to be on quarantine

By Ian Omondi,

The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) has now faulted the Kenya Airways (KQ) management over the health and well-being of their flight crew ami...

coronavirus , KALPA , Kenya Airways , Murithi Nyagah

Kenyan pilots up in arms over KQ move to hire 20 foreigners

By Duncan Mutwiri,

The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) has decried the move by the national carrier to hire 20 foreign pilots. In a media briefing on Tuesday...

KALPA , Kenya Airways

KQ pilots call off planned strike as board insists on contract hires

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways pilots have shelved their planned strike which was set for this Friday even as the airline’s board maintains on the need for contractu...

KALPA , kq , Sebastian Mikosz

KQ flight cancellations: Pilots deny role as bosses threaten tough measures

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways pilots have dismissed claims that they are the largest contributors to the airline’s woes. This, even as it emerged that they had b...

KALPA , Kenya Airways , pilots , Sebastian Mikosz

Climber who warned Everest too crowded dies on mountain

By CNN,

A British mountaineer who recently died on Everest warned of overcrowding at the summit in his last post to social media. Robin Haynes Fisher died ...

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Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz to step down

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz has announced plans to exit the airline by the end of this year. In a memo to employees seen by Citizen Digital,...

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Pilots tell off KQ CEO over salaries claim

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) now says it has lost faith in Kenya Airways Managing Director Sebastian Mikosz's ability to turn around the f...

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JSC receives petition seeking ouster of 4 Supreme Court judges

By Citizen Reporter,

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has received a petition seeking the removal of four Supreme Court judges alleged to have violated the Constituti...

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Police blasted for using ‘brutal force’ on striking JKIA staff

By Allan Irungu,

Kenyan pilots have condemned what they term as 'brutal and violent treatment' of striking workers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). ...

jkia strike , Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU)

Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu gets 32 lawyers for her defence team

By Citizen Team,

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has assembled 32 lawyers to represent her over charges of abuse of office and graft. Also Read: Deputy Chief ...

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Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu arrives in court to answer to charges

By Stephen Letoo,

Embattled Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has arrived in court to answer to corruption charges related to the Imperial Bank scandal. Also Read...

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Philomena Mwilu, Kalpana Rawal, Nancy Baraza: Is Deputy CJ position jinxed?

By Citizen Reporter,

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu was arrested on Tuesday afternoon over allegations of corruption involving the collapsed Imperial Bank. She be...

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Kenya Airways normalizes operations after weekend go slow

By Dennis Otieno,

National Carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) says it is engaging its pilots to resolve a go slow that has affected operations since Saturday. While the airl...

Aviation , cancelled flights , delayed flights , go-slow , KALPA , Kenya Airlines Pilot Association , Kenya Airways , kq

Kenya Airways seeks to win back engineers, CEO search continues

By Reuters,

Kenya Airways is considering offering higher wages to entice back dozens of engineers who quit the loss-making carrier to join Gulf-based airlines in ...

Supreme Court resumes sittings, promises to reduce backlog of cases

By Dzuya Walter,

The Supreme Court has promised to swiftly dispense with the 163 cases that are pending before it. Speaking after the court's first sitting in four ...

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Kenya Airways board rules out sacking of CEO Mbuvi Ngunze

By Sophie Kinoti,

Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer Mbuvi Ngunze will stay in office for the foreseeable future, after the airline’s board ruled out his sacking. ...

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