Kenya has officially launched a Sh154.2 billion plan to transform Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), setting the stage for one of the country’s biggest aviation infrastructure projects aimed at easing congestion and cementing Nairobi’s position as a leading gateway into Africa. The government on Tuesday signed the contract for the ambitious modernisation project, which will […]
The company’s subsequent expansion into Kenya, barely six months later, has prompted questions about whether adequate due diligence was conducted by Kenyan regulators.
Investigations have also revealed similar irregularities at Moi International Airport in Mombasa, where tenders were processed under what insiders describe as emergency procurement, even when the situations did not appear to constitute genuine emergencies.
India’s Adani Airport Holdings has proposed taking control of passenger fees at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). This plan includes a hike in airport fees, as outlined in their proposal to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) for upgrading and operating the aviation hub. Adani’s Private Investment Proposal and Public Concerns Over JKIA Adani’s proposal to […]
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has stepped up its efforts to wrestle tax evasion by confiscating undeclared personal effects from Kenyans returning into the country through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Such personal effects include wigs, human hair extension, footwear, handbags, paintings and earrings which the taxman is set to auction at the JKIA’s […]
Renowned aviation company, 748 Air Services has been granted staying orders by a Nairobi court, preventing Kenya Airways and its agents from further executing eviction orders. The airline on Monday filed a legal suit against Kenya Airways for malicious damage of its property worth millions of shillings and harassment of employees. “In the interim, a […]
Kenya Airports Authority has said that the repair of the potholes at the busiest airport in East and Central Africa—Wilson— will chop Sh350 million off coffers funds. “The immediate requirement for major rehabilitation at Wilson Airport is Sh350 million. This is what we require for now,” said Kenya Civil Aviation Authority director-general Gilbert Kibe. According […]
Once The Pride Of Africa and now more like the circus of Africa Kenya Airways, KQ, management has flopped salary and pilots deficiency with Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) again. KALPA halted CBA talks with the Kenya Airways management after contrasting on how the airline should handle its pilot shortage. General-Secretary Murithi Nyagah in a […]
On Monday this week, Directorate of Criminal Investigations sent a formal request for pieces of information and documentation that will aide in the Probe into previous mismanagement of formerly Pride of Africa- Kenya Airways. According to Kenya Airways, popularly known as KQ, the DCI’s probe will focus on the procurement of services for the maintenance […]
The former Pride of Africa, Kenya Airways, announced its annual financial performance this week. KQs Chairman, Michael Joseph said that 2018 was a very challenging year for the loss making airline. Kenya airways posted a pretax loss of 7.59 billion Kenyan shillings an equivalent of $74.93 million. In the last annual financial report, 2017, they […]
