Moi International Airport undergoes Sh7 billion upgrade

An airbus A-321 from Small Planet charter operated by Tui Poland made a grand inaugural flight into Mombasa's Moi International Airport (Mia) on Thursday amid applause from tourism stakeholders.

Passengers flying out of Moi International Airport (MIA) now have a new option for non-stop travel to Germany.

The Mwakirunge dumpsite lies along the Moi International Airport flight path and will be relocated, an environmental official has said.

The proposed demolition of premises near the Moi International Airport in Mombasa will render more than 15,000 people homeless, a report by the county assembly indicates.

Structures around Moi International Airport should be demolished, according to recommendations by the County’s Security Intelligence Committee (CSIC).

Two workers want the court to order an airport boss sacked for interfering with their work.

A German who strayed into a restricted area of Moi International Airport in Mombasa has been jailed for four months. The man admitted entering a protected part of the airport illegally.

Police in Mombasa Thursday arrested a suspect linked to the Sh3 million drugs confiscated at the Moi International Airport on Wednesday.

The SGR is to be electrified with masts and high voltage wires to accommodate freight trains carrying double-stacked containers, hence the changes, said Kenya Railways official and SGR Project Manager Maxwell Mengich.

Kenya has launched a campaign targeting affluent retirees from developed countries to revive the struggling tourism industry.

The government of Kenya and Trademark East Africa (TMEA) have signed a Sh1.8 billion ( US $ 30 million) agreement to convert the Port Reitz-Moi International Airport access road in Mombasa into a dual carriage highway.

Tourism stakeholders at the Coast have poured praise on security forces for their proactive role in handling the Westgate hostage crisis as security was tightened across Mombasa.