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JKIA pump malfunction caused flight delays, says CS Wandayi

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi (centre) during a tour of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited in Mombasa, on September 26, 2024. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has denied that there is shortage of jet fuel as alleged by some of the local airlines Thursday.

According to Wandayi, there was a slight problem with the fuel pump valve at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) that occasioned some flight delays, but the problem was resolved within one and a half hours.

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