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Skyward Express suspends all flights to Kakamega over runaway's 'poor' state

By Betty Njeru | 1yr ago

Skyward Express aircraft at the JKIA, Nairobi. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Skyward Express has suspended all flights into and out of Kakamega, over safety concerns.

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