Kenya Airways seeking Ksh.4 billion Gov’t loan to stay afloat

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) says it is seeking an additional Ksh.4 billion in government support to stay afloat through the pandemic. The n...

Allan Kilavuka , Kenya Airways (KQ) , Michael Joseph

Kenya Airways posts expanded Ksh.13 billion annual loss

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has reported an expanded Ksh.13 billion loss for the year ending December 2019 representing a 71 percent rise in l...

Covid-19 pandemic , Kenya Airways

Kenya COVID Fund gets Ksh.3.7B in donations

By Elphas Lagat,

The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund Board has received donations totaling Ksh. 3.7billion. Ksh. 3.2billion was received by the committee in cash w...

coronavirus , KAM , karuku , Kenya COVID Fund

Second flight carrying Kenyans stranded in the UK leaves London

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A second flight carrying Kenyans evacuated from the United Kingdom following the coronavirus pandemic is en route to Nairobi. According to Kenya's ...

UK

Why babies below 2 years should not wear face masks

By Dorcas Wangira,

Even as the world adapts to a new normal of wearing face masks, Centres for Disease Control globally maintain that children aged below two years shoul...

Face masks , infants

Gov’t mulls resuming passenger service operations as KAA convenes meeting

By Faizal Ahmed,

The government is likely to allow airline companies to resume passenger service operations. A phased out plan indicates that the domestic passenger...

Balala , coronavirus , kq

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to Covid-19 pandemic arrive at JKIA

By Citizen Reporter,

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic have arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. They had left Guangzho...

coronavirus , guangzhou , serem

237 Kenyans who arrived back from India allowed to self-quarantine

By Ian Omondi,

Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Rashid Aman on Friday announced that the 237 Kenyans who arrived back into the country from India will be al...

Ababu Namwamba , CAS Rashid Aman , coronavirus , COVID-19

Gov’t to evacuate 500 Kenyans in China, India next week at their own cost

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyan government has announced that 500 Kenyans stranded in China and India following the Covid 19 outbreak will be evacuated back home from next...

china , India , Macharia Kamau

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

Coronavirus break gives Kenya Airways time to service entire fleet of planes

By Dennis Otieno,

National carrier Kenya Airways has embarked on an exercise that will see it service and maintain its entire fleet in a relatively short period of time...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

Evacuation plan for Kenyans in U.K mooted as British citizens set to leave Nairobi on Friday

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya High Commission in London is working on logistics for a possible evacuation flight for citizens from Heathrow to Nairobi. According to Ke...

coronavirus , esipisu , kq

Coronavirus: Kenya to begin mass testing as gov’t receives kits from China

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government now says it is ready to begin mass testing for the coronavirus in Kenya following the arrival of sampling tubes from China. Health C...

coronavirus , Fred Matiang'i , James Macharia , mass testing , mutahi kagwe

KQ takes medical supplies to South Africa as carrier turns to cargo business

By Tonny Ndungu,

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...

coronavirus , kenya , kq

EDITORIAL: We stand with Kenya

By Citizen,

Kenya faces the biggest fight in its post-independence existence: the lives of its citizens are on the line, its economy is threatened, its culture an...

Gov’t extends suspension of international flights by 30 more days

By Ian Omondi,

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia on Sunday announced that the government had resolved to extend the suspension of international flights for ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS James Macharia

‘Kenya Airways Captain Daudi Kimuyu Kibati made the ultimate sacrifice,’ CS Kagwe says

By Citizen Reporter,

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...

Kenya Airways , kibati , kq

KQ mourns pilot Daudi Kimuyu Kibati who died on Wednesday

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Airways has announced the death of Captain Daudi Kimuyu Kibati which occurred on April 1, 2020. A statement from the national carrier said th...

Daudi Kimuyu Kibati , KQ pilot

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

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