“...I emphasized the proposed partnership between the Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya Airways, under which KQ will manage operations at JKIA, will not lead to job losses at KAA as has been reported in sections of the media,” Macharia said. This comes after a section of business operators at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport opposed the proposals to have Kenya Airways manage the airport for 30 years. They further questioned Kenya Airway’s ability to manage other entities when its own management has failed, sinking in debts. “Kenya Airways owes Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) billions. See: Kenya Airways plan to run JKIA shelvedBut KQ's chairman Michael Joseph maintained it makes more operational and financial sense for the airline to run JKIA.

Source: The Star February 05, 2019 20:48 UTC