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A Kenyan tourism operator has sparked online reactions after narrating how her team worked through the night to safely transport international students from JKIA during the nationwide matatu strike.
Kenya's flower industry lost an estimated Sh200 million on Monday, May 18, after a nationwide transport strike paralysed cargo movement to JKIA, the Kenya Flower Council says.
The government has revived the expansion of JKIA by reopening the bidding process, with plans to begin construction in June 2026 after the earlier Adani Group deal was cancelled.
The Iran–Middle East conflict has disrupted Gulf airspace, temporarily boosting JKIA’s role as a transit hub and increasing Kenya Airways traffic as airlines reroute through Nairobi.
While insects are traded legally for reasons such as research, pet markets or human consumption, these patterns are often mirrored in illicit trade.
According to prosecutors at the JKIA Law Courts, the insects were carefully concealed in test tubes wrapped in tissue paper.
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