First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX arrive in Rwanda

By Reuters,

The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday. ...

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First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

1.02 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi on Tuesday night. The vac...

coronavirus , kagwe , vaccine

Gor land in Algeria for Champions League assignment

By Tony Owori,

Kenyan champions Gor Mahia FC finally landed in Algiers this afternoon following a 12-hour flight from Nairobi to the Algerian capital via Doha, Qatar...

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Qatar Airways marks 15 years of Nairobi-Doha operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways has marked 15 years of operations on the Nairobi-Doha route this week having begun flying on the route in 2005. The carr...

Qatar Airways

Travelers from Tanzania will not be turned away, Transport CS Macharia says

By Citizen Reporter,

Transport CS James Macharia has said travelers from Tanzania will not be turned away on arrival in Kenya even though the country is not on the 'safe f...

air travel , coronavirus , safe flights , Tanzania

Tanzania bans Kenyan flights from its airspace till further notice

By Tonny Ndungu,

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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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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Five international airlines to resume flights in and out of Kenya

By Ian Omondi,

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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Hundreds of KQ staff set to be fired as carrier right sizes operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Hundreds of Kenya Airways (KQ) employees are expected to lose their jobs as the firm commences a right sizing exercise as the company deals with the f...

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Qatar Airways cabin crew to wear hazmat suits

By CNN,

Flight attendant uniforms have evolved considerably over the years, with styles adapting to reflect fashion trends, along with the changing world. ...

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Tension at estate in Athi River over Chinese nationals who landed at JKIA

By Citizen Reporter,

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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Rwanda airport set for Ksh.132B deal with Qatar Airways

By Imani Mitchelle,

Qatar Airways has signed a partnership that will see them take part in the redesign of Rwanda airport. According to Reuters, Qatar Airways has agre...

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Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order

By Reuters,

Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday, after t...

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U.S. regulator bars airlines from flying over some Iran-controlled airspace

By Reuters,

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an emergency order prohibiting U.S. operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-c...

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We were helpless, cries Rachier

By Isaac Swila,

Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier says the team was helpless and could no nothing to avoid the travel predicament which they have faced, thrusting th...

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Gor still in Nairobi, just a day to their Caf clash in Barkane

By Milton Ochieng,

Uncertainty still surrounds Gor Mahia’s journey to Morocco for the return match of the CAF Confederations Cup quarter finals against RS Berkane, aft...

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Supreme Court overturns decision to free two Iranians convicted of terrorism

By Dzuya Walter,

The Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal decision to free two Iranians convicted of terrorism charges in 2012. Ahmad Mohammed and Sayeed ...

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Two detained over plot to free Iranians from Kamiti Maximum Prison

By Agnes Oloo,

A Nairobi court has allowed police 10 days to detain two suspects accused of plotting to facilitate the escape of two Iranian nationals detained at t...

China calls for harmony as it welcomes Qatar emir amid Gulf dispute

By Reuters,

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a return to “unity and harmony” on Thursday as he welcomed gas-rich Qatar’s emir to Beijing, amid a fest...

Rummenigge defends Bayern’s Qatar training camp

By Reuters,

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge defended his club’s ties with Qatar on Friday as the squad headed for a training camp in the Gul...

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