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Gor get special approval to fly to Algeria
By Tony Owori,
2334, December 20, 2020 (EAT)
Gor Mahia FC have been accorded special authorisation to Algeria for their CAF Champions League assignment against CR Belouizdad, the Kenyan club's ch...
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Kenya Airways resumes direct U.S. flights
By Kepha Muiruri,
1735, November 30, 2020 (EAT)
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed direct flights to the United States effective Sunday ending a near-11-month hiatus. The carrier had...
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Kenya Airways begins direct cargo flights from Mombasa to UAE
By Citizen Reporter,
1225, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
National Flag carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has started direct cargo flights from Mombasa. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from Mombasa ...
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KQ pilots accuse management of sabotage
By Kepha Muiruri,
1603, October 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have accused the carrier’s management of sabotaging recovery e...
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Uganda slashes cost of COVID-19 test from Ksh.7K
By VOA,
618, October 27, 2020 (EAT)
Uganda has reduced the cost of a COVID-19 test from $65 (Ksh.7,075) to $50 (Ksh.5,442) in a move welcomed by truck drivers in the East African region....
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EAC losing export earnings due to low value addition of horticulture, leather products
By Citizen Reporter,
618, October 9, 2020 (EAT)
East African partner states are losing out billions of dollars by inadequately investing in adding value to horticulture and leather goods produced in...
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Kenya Airways half-year loss nearly doubles to Ksh.14.3 billion
By Kepha Muiruri,
953, August 28, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced a 66 per cent expansion of its half year loss to Ksh.14.3 billion from Ksh.8.6 billion last year. The airline’s ...
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DIAZ: Finally some light at the end of the tunnel
By Guest Writer,
1558, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Just a few months back, we feared the worst for the world economies. As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged through developed economies to hit at the hea...
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OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory
By Joseph Bonyo,
1340, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
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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Domestic flights set to resume July 15, international flights August 1
By Kepha Muiruri,
1414, July 6, 2020 (EAT)
The government has restored both domestic and international flights effective July 15 and August 1 respectively as part of the re-phased re-opening of...
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Relaxed curfews lift private sector activity in June
By Kepha Muiruri,
1448, July 4, 2020 (EAT)
The relaxation of restriction measures including an ease to set curfew hours saw a lift in private sector activity across June as both demand and sale...
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Hundreds of KQ staff set to be fired as carrier right sizes operations
By Kepha Muiruri,
1740, July 4, 2020 (EAT)
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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Kenya Airways seeking Ksh.4 billion Gov’t loan to stay afloat
By Kepha Muiruri,
1124, May 28, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Kenya Airways posts expanded Ksh.13 billion annual loss
By Kepha Muiruri,
1936, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Tanzania says coronavirus defeated through prayer, but fears grow
By VOA,
1021, May 25, 2020 (EAT)
On just one day this month, 50 Tanzanian truck drivers tested positive for the coronavirus after crossing into neighboring Kenya. Back home, their pre...
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Gov’t mulls resuming passenger service operations as KAA convenes meeting
By Faizal Ahmed,
1314, May 13, 2020 (EAT)
The government is likely to allow airline companies to resume passenger service operations. A phased out plan indicates that the domestic passenger...
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WFP starts Africa flights for humanitarian workers
By Citizen Reporter,
317, May 3, 2020 (EAT)
A first flight for humanitarian workers left Ethiopia’s Bole International Airport on Friday and flew to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghan...
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Evacuation plan for Kenyans in U.K mooted as British citizens set to leave Nairobi on Friday
By Citizen Reporter,
1539, April 20, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya High Commission in London is working on logistics for a possible evacuation flight for citizens from Heathrow to Nairobi. According to Ke...
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KQ takes medical supplies to South Africa as carrier turns to cargo business
By Tonny Ndungu,
1712, April 12, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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South African minister who violated lockdown rules suspended for 2 months
By Reuters,
1031, April 9, 2020 (EAT)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa put the communications minister on “special leave” for two months on Wednesday and docked a month of her p...
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