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Aviation Workers Delay Strike Over JKIA Takeover as Govt Agrees to Negotiations

Kenya’s aviation union has decided to postpone the industrial strike that was initially set for today, Monday, August 19. The delay will allow time

August 19, 2024

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Kenya Airways Provides Explanation for JKIA Runway Closure

In a statement on June 11, 2024, Kenya Airways (KQ) clarified the reason for the closure of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) runway

June 12, 2024

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Money-laundering Suspect Nabbed with Sh238 Million at JKIA

Customs officers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) arrested a money-laundering suspect in possession of $2 million (Ksh238 million) in cash. In a

February 18, 2022

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JKIA Travellers Told to Arrive 3 Hours Before Departure Time

Travellers using the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have been advised to arrive three hours before their international departures. In a statement on Tuesday,

January 20, 2022

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KRA Busts 30 Kenyan Women Smuggling Gold to India

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs Officers on Tuesday cracked a gold smuggling syndicate at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). KRA said in a

November 25, 2021

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PHOTOS: JKIA Detectives Bust Cocaine, Morphine Stashed in Earrings, Kitenge Buttons

Anti-Narcotics Unit officers based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Wednesday intercepted a cache of narcotics concealed in two shipments. Acting on

October 15, 2021

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How Fake Gold Dealer Conned Indian Businessman Sh200M Using Pebbles

Sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) in Nairobi have arrested a foreigner for defrauding a businessman based in India close to Sh200 Million

September 16, 2021

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JKIA To Undergo Sh963 Million Renovations For 12 Months

The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is set to undergo a Ksh963 million revamp to improve passenger experience, the Kenya Airports Authority has said.

January 8, 2021

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Lugari MP Accused Of Slapping Bahati, Assaulting Model Aboard Jambojet Flight

DCI officers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) are probing a complaint in which singer Kevin Bahati and Mochez Models CEO Dorothy Oliech

December 17, 2020

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Nigerian National Nabbed With Over Sh100 MILLION In Cash At JKIA

Detectives based at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi confiscated over Ksh100 million from a Nigerian national. Mauzu Bala was arrested Friday, December

December 10, 2020

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JKIA Anti Narcotics Detectives Nab Heroin, Marijuana Stashed in Clothing Buttons

Anti Narcotics detectives based at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Tuesday intercepted Heroin and Marijuana stashed in clothing buttons. An Intelligence-led

October 15, 2020

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DCI Detectives Recover Sh120m Worth of Stolen Mobile Phones, Four Arrested

Detectives in Nairobi on Monday recovered stolen mobile phones worth Sh120 million at Muimara Estate in Imara Daima. The consignment was stolen while on

April 15, 2020

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Coronavirus Patient from South Sudan Allowed To Land in Nairobi

The government has allowed a Covid-19 patient from South Sudan to land in the country. According to the Standard, the 53 year old woman,

April 10, 2020

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Airports Authority Addresses Reports That German Army Lost Six Million Masks at JKIA

Reports that a shipment of six million face masks belonging to the German army has vanished in Kenya are fake, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has

March 25, 2020

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Congolese National in Court Over Attempt to Steal Aircraft From JKIA

A Congolese man accused of attempting to steal an aircraft in Nairobi will remain in remand for two more weeks before the court decides whether

March 13, 2020

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Sh1 Million Fine For French Woman Arrested With Ivory Bangle at JKIA

A French national who was arrested on Wednesday night at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for being in possession of an ivory bangle has been charged

August 16, 2019

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Somalia Ministers Denied Entry at JKIA

At least 3 government officials from Somalia were on Monday night denied entry into Kenya at JKIA, for lack of proper documentation. The three

May 21, 2019

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Nairobi’s Elevated Highway Construction To Start in 4 Months

The construction of Nairobi’s first double-decker road is set to start in September, according to transport CS James Macharia. The Sh59 billion road will

May 2, 2019

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Babu Owino: JKIA is in my Turf, I Won’t Allow Aviation Workers To Be Sacked

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has strongly condemned the proposed takeover of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The firebrand legislator has also threatened to lead

March 7, 2019

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25-year-old Nigerian “Princess” Busted With 77 Pellets of Suspected Narcotics at JKIA

A Nigerian woman is under police observation after she was arrested on suspicion of being a drug trafficker. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal

March 5, 2019

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