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Government decommissions decades-old Suneka airstrip

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A contractor working on the expansion of Suneka Airstrip. [Eric Abuga, Standard]

The Government has announced plans to decommission Suneka Airstrip in Kisii County.

Leaders in Kisii have been pushing for the rehabilitation of the airstrip that has been in operation for four decades to enable cargo and passenger airlines to begin plying the region.

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