Nationalisation: There's more to KQ than its aircraft

Passengers arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi following the resumption of International flights at the airport yesterday. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The proposed nationalisation of Kenya Airways, better known as KQ, is an economic hot potato.

Beyond the term nationalisation - which echoes communism - there are other issues that need soberness and return to reason. KQ is not about planes, it’s about real people, jobs, national pride and a reaction to geo-health issues arising from Covid-19 and hyper competition.