Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary (PS) Ambassador Macharia Kamau has responded to Tanzania's decision to ban three more Kenyan airlines, nearly a month after the neighbouring country banned the Kenya Airways. Tanzania banned the planes in retaliation to Kenya's decision to excluded her nationals among travellers exempted from mandatory Covid-19 quarantine. Passengers arriving from the neighbouring country will continue to be subjected to a two-week quarantine to curb the spread of Covid-19. This contradicts PS Macharia's statement, as Kenya opts for tactical silence while working towards fostering peace and unity in the region. On Saturday, August 1, Macharia issued a statement after Kenya Airways was banned from flying into Tanzania.

Source: Daily Nation August 27, 2020 07:40 UTC