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Traders decry loss of jobs over closer of Kakamega airstrip

Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa and Skyward Express Chairman Captain Mohammed Abdi cuts the tape to officially launch first flight from Kakamega airstrip to Wilson airport on December 14, 2022. [File, Standard]

Kakamega traders and residents living around the Kakamega airstrip have expressed fears of massive job losses following the decision by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to suspend flights to the airstrip.

This comes barely two weeks after Skyward Express suspended flights in and out of Kakamega Airstrip over what they termed the poor state of the runway.

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