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KDF evacuates 27 Kenyans stranded in Ethiopia over Covid-19 pandemic

Two Kenya Air Force C27J Spartan aircraft airlifted 27 Kenyans from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi after being stranded there for three months because of Covid-19 restrictions on travel.

The Kenyans were flown to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on June 19. They said they could not leave Addis Ababa because of travel restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the disease.

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