No Country Has Been Banned From Entering To Kenya

Kenya has made it clear that it has not stopped flights from any county from landing at its ground. Transport CS James Macharia disclosed this on Saturday while speaking at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after the county opened its aerospace for international flights. The CS said that Tanzanian's flights have not been banned.

"We have not banned any country from coming into Kenya. We have not closed the airspace, what we have done is have quarantine measures imposed on some countries based on assessment risk," Macharia said in a statement.

Macharia said that he communicated with his Tanzanian counterpart regarding the relationship between the two countries. The CS said that there is no misunderstanding between the two countries.

He stated further that "Kenya has never banned any flights from Tanzania. Kenya has never banned travelers from Tanzania. What we have done is to indicate certain health protocols of people arriving from various countries".

Macharia added that KQ's flights will be allowed into Tanzanian airspace following the agreement with Tanzania.

Tanzania had issued a notice disallowing Kenyan flights from using its airspace.

Tanzania was not enlisted among the initial list of 11 countries that the Kenyan government had allowed flying into Kenya.

The CS said the list of the countries allowed to flying into Kenya will be reviewed regularly depending on the circumstances on the ground and after a comprehensive global mapping of the intensity of the disease.