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Kenya Airways aircraft flight from Kigali,Rwanda lands at JKIA during the launch the resumption of the International flights at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Nairobi, August 1, 2020 [Elvis Ogina,Standard]
The revival of Kenya Airways (KQ) now hinges on Parliament passing a new Bill that will convert the national carrier into a parastatal after it reported a jaw-dropping Sh36.2 billion loss for the year ending December 2020.
The loss is the largest ever reported by a listed firm in the country and is in comparison to a loss of Sh12.9 billion the airline reported in 2019.
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