KCAA: Beware of flight paths

Police officers man the site of a plane crash in Utawala last year. Buildings along flight paths need to have KCAA consent. [PHOTO: TABITHA OTWORI / STANDARD]

Do you know it is important to seek written consent from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) before erecting buildings near airports?

Scarcity of land, and disregard for safety, has led to real estate investors encroaching on airport land or flight paths.