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New-look JKIA promises a better image for Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport PHOTO: COURTESY

For decades, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – the region’s air transport busiest hub – was a disgrace. It was a dinky airport with dim lights and a putrid stench. The toilets were broken and didn’t have running water.

Human excrement and urine forbade one from venturing into the toilets. In hot weather, the stench could knock you off your feet. The immigration kiosks looked like ramshackle police checks. The one miserable baggage conveyer belt creaked with every turn after an interminable wait for your bag.

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