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https://www.europesays.com/africa/418614/ Government tightens baggage rules at JKIA in airport overhaul #JKIA #JKIAExpansionJKIAUpgrade #JKIAUpgradeDeal #Kenya

https://www.europesays.com/africa/418091/ Government tightens JKIA controls as airport overhauls target passenger and cargo handling #AirportModernisation #AirportSecurity #BaggageRules #GovernmentTightensJKIAControlsAsAirportOverhaulsTargetPassengerAndCargoHandling #Headlines #JKIA #Kenya #news #PassengerProcessing

https://www.europesays.com/africa/413018/ Gold hidden in hair, bra: Two women arrested at JKIA #DeclaredGoldExports #GoldPellet #GoldSmuggling #IllicitMinerals #JKIA #Kenya #KenyaNews #star #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #StarNewspaper #StarNewspaperKenya #TheStar #TheStarKenya #TheStarNewspaper

https://www.europesays.com/africa/404652/ Kenya Government Issues Global Apology After Severe… #JKIA #Kenya #KenyaAviation #NairobiAirport #TransitDisruptions #Travel2026

https://www.europesays.com/africa/?p=396962 Kenya seeks to extradite Chinese fugitive wanted by Mukono court over Shs4.5b scam #ChenGuang #DirectorOfPublicProsecutions #Dpp #JKIA #Kenya #KenyattaInternationalAirport

https://www.europesays.com/africa/395230/ ODPP seeks extradition of Chinese national wanted in Uganda over Sh151 million fraud #extradition #fraud #Headlines #JKIA #news #ODPP #ODPPSeeksExtraditionOfChineseNationalWantedInUgandaOverSh151MillionFraud #Uganda

https://www.europesays.com/africa/395119/ ODPP seeks extradition of Chinese national wanted in Uganda over Sh151 million fraud #extradition #fraud #Headlines #JKIA #news #ODPP #ODPPSeeksExtraditionOfChineseNationalWantedInUgandaOverSh151MillionFraud #Uganda

Çelebi Aviation to handle Turkish Airlines’ Nairobi ground operations

Turkish ground handling firm Çelebi Aviation has signed an agreement to provide ground handling services for Turkish Airlines’…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #AVIATION #JKIA #Turkish #TurkishAirlines
https://www.europesays.com/turkiye/35495/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/351091/ Aviation workers suspend strike to pave way for talks #AirportOperations #aviation #IndustrialStrike #JKIA #KAA #KAWU #Kenya #KenyaNews #star #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #StarNewspaper #StarNewspaperKenya #TheStar #TheStarKenya #TheStarNewspaper

https://www.europesays.com/africa/345966/ Kenya to borrow Sh81 billion for JKIA expansion in new financing plan #InfrastructureBond #JKIA #JKIAExpansion #JomoKenyattaInternationalAirport #Kenya

https://www.europesays.com/africa/297033/ Karua accuses Uganda of interfering with Besigye’s defence after being denied entry #EntebbeInternationalAirport #JKIA #JomoKenyattaInternationalAirport #KenyaNews #LawSocietyOfKenya #LSK #MarthaKarua #star #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #StarNewspaper #StarNewspaperKenya #TheStar #TheStarKenya #TheStarNewspaper #Uganda

https://www.europesays.com/africa/296860/ Karua accuses Uganda of interfering with Besigye’s defence after being denied entry #EntebbeInternationalAirport #JKIA #JomoKenyattaInternationalAirport #KenyaNews #LawSocietyOfKenya #LSK #MarthaKarua #star #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #StarNewspaper #StarNewspaperKenya #TheStar #TheStarKenya #TheStarNewspaper #Uganda

https://www.europesays.com/africa/279324/ Plane ‘crash-lands’ at JKIA, rescue teams rush to scene #AircraftCrashLanding #AirportEmergencyResponse #AviationIncidentKenya #JKIA #JomoKenyattaInternationalAirport #Kenya #KenyaAirportsAuthority #KenyaNews #KenyaRedCross #nairobi #star #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #StarNewspaper #StarNewspaperKenya #TheStar #TheStarKenya #TheStarNewspaper

https://www.europesays.com/africa/227832/ Flights diverted at JKIA as fog disrupts operations, Kenya Airways confirms #AviationNews #FlightDiversion #FlightsDivertedAtJKIAAsFogDisruptsOperations #Headlines #JKIA #JomoKenyattaInternationalAirport #KenyaAirways #KenyaAirwaysConfirms #NairobiFlights #news #ThickFog #zimbabwe

https://www.europesays.com/africa/227821/ Kenya Airways diverts two flights after fog disrupts visibility at JKIA #AviationNewsKenya #FlightDiversion #FogDisruption #JKIA #JomoKenyattaInternationalAirport #Kenya #KenyaAirways #KenyaNews #nairobi #RegionalFlights #star #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #StarNewspaper #StarNewspaperKenya #TheStar #TheStarKenya #TheStarNewspaper

Kenya’s newest wildlife scandal involves ants, airport security, and a very ambitious suitcase

Dear Cherubs, Nairobi has somehow joined the list of places where even ants are apparently worth smuggling. According to Reuters, Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in March 2026 after investigators said they found 2,238 live garden ants in his luggage, including 1,948 packed in test tubes and the rest hidden in tissue-paper rolls.

THE BIG SWITCH

This was not a random insect mishap. Reuters reported that Zhang had been in Kenya for two weeks, that officials linked him to three alleged accomplices, and that immigration had already flagged a stop order on his passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya the year before. Investigators were also checking his phone and laptop, which suggests this was less “oops” and more “organized inconvenience with legs.”

The species at the center of the case was Messor cephalotes, the giant African harvester ant, which Reuters said is sought after by ant enthusiasts who keep colonies in formicariums, those transparent habitats where people watch ant society do its highly efficient thing. Reuters also reported that export of the species from Kenya requires a Kenya Wildlife Service licence and a health certificate. So no, this was not a souvenir for the minibar.

WHY THE SMALL STUFF MATTERS

The bigger story is the shift in wildlife trafficking from iconic animals to smaller species that still matter ecologically. Reuters reported that Kenya’s wildlife service described an earlier 2025 ant case as a milestone in the fight against biopiracy because it involved the attempted export of Kenya’s genetic resources without prior informed consent or benefit-sharing. ENACT Africa says smuggling live ants can violate Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and fits the definition of biopiracy. Tiny package, big legal problem.

The 2025 case makes the whole thing even stranger. Reuters reported that about 5,000 queen ants were concealed in modified test tubes and syringes designed to keep them alive for up to two months and slip past airport security. The same report said the haul had a street value of about 1 million Kenyan shillings, which is a lot of money for something most people would not notice unless it crawled into their shoe.

What Kenya is dealing with here is not just a quirky airport bust. It is a reminder that the black market keeps adapting, and that conservation can’t stop at the big, photogenic species. Ants may be small, but they help sustain ecosystems, and the demand for rare ones has turned them into a cross-border commodity. Nature, as ever, is doing the most while humans turn it into a side hustle.

Sources list:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-arrests-man-trying-smuggle-over-2000-live-ants-his-luggage-2026-03-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-charges-two-men-including-chinese-citizen-with-smuggling-live-ants-2026-03-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-agents-bust-plot-smuggle-giant-ants-sale-foreign-insect-lovers-2025-04-15/
ENACT Africa — https:

//enactafrica.org/enact-observer/ant-smuggling-and-biopiracy-threaten-kenya-s-ecology
Wikimedia Commons image source — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_an_ant,_full_face_view.jpg
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Thisclaimer YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@thisclaimer?sub_confirmation=1

Kenya’s newest wildlife scandal involves ants, airport security, and a very ambitious suitcase

Dear Cherubs, Nairobi has somehow joined the list of places where even ants are apparently worth smuggling. According to Reuters, Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in March 2026 after investigators said they found 2,238 live garden ants in his luggage, including 1,948 packed in test tubes and the rest hidden in tissue-paper rolls.

THE BIG SWITCH

This was not a random insect mishap. Reuters reported that Zhang had been in Kenya for two weeks, that officials linked him to three alleged accomplices, and that immigration had already flagged a stop order on his passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya the year before. Investigators were also checking his phone and laptop, which suggests this was less “oops” and more “organized inconvenience with legs.”

The species at the center of the case was Messor cephalotes, the giant African harvester ant, which Reuters said is sought after by ant enthusiasts who keep colonies in formicariums, those transparent habitats where people watch ant society do its highly efficient thing. Reuters also reported that export of the species from Kenya requires a Kenya Wildlife Service licence and a health certificate. So no, this was not a souvenir for the minibar.

WHY THE SMALL STUFF MATTERS

The bigger story is the shift in wildlife trafficking from iconic animals to smaller species that still matter ecologically. Reuters reported that Kenya’s wildlife service described an earlier 2025 ant case as a milestone in the fight against biopiracy because it involved the attempted export of Kenya’s genetic resources without prior informed consent or benefit-sharing. ENACT Africa says smuggling live ants can violate Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and fits the definition of biopiracy. Tiny package, big legal problem.

The 2025 case makes the whole thing even stranger. Reuters reported that about 5,000 queen ants were concealed in modified test tubes and syringes designed to keep them alive for up to two months and slip past airport security. The same report said the haul had a street value of about 1 million Kenyan shillings, which is a lot of money for something most people would not notice unless it crawled into their shoe.

What Kenya is dealing with here is not just a quirky airport bust. It is a reminder that the black market keeps adapting, and that conservation can’t stop at the big, photogenic species. Ants may be small, but they help sustain ecosystems, and the demand for rare ones has turned them into a cross-border commodity. Nature, as ever, is doing the most while humans turn it into a side hustle.

Sources list:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-arrests-man-trying-smuggle-over-2000-live-ants-his-luggage-2026-03-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-charges-two-men-including-chinese-citizen-with-smuggling-live-ants-2026-03-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-agents-bust-plot-smuggle-giant-ants-sale-foreign-insect-lovers-2025-04-15/
ENACT Africa — https:

//enactafrica.org/enact-observer/ant-smuggling-and-biopiracy-threaten-kenya-s-ecology
Wikimedia Commons image source — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_an_ant,_full_face_view.jpg
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Thisclaimer YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@thisclaimer?sub_confirmation=1

Kenya’s newest wildlife scandal involves ants, airport security, and a very ambitious suitcase

Dear Cherubs, Nairobi has somehow joined the list of places where even ants are apparently worth smuggling. According to Reuters, Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in March 2026 after investigators said they found 2,238 live garden ants in his luggage, including 1,948 packed in test tubes and the rest hidden in tissue-paper rolls.

THE BIG SWITCH

This was not a random insect mishap. Reuters reported that Zhang had been in Kenya for two weeks, that officials linked him to three alleged accomplices, and that immigration had already flagged a stop order on his passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya the year before. Investigators were also checking his phone and laptop, which suggests this was less “oops” and more “organized inconvenience with legs.”

The species at the center of the case was Messor cephalotes, the giant African harvester ant, which Reuters said is sought after by ant enthusiasts who keep colonies in formicariums, those transparent habitats where people watch ant society do its highly efficient thing. Reuters also reported that export of the species from Kenya requires a Kenya Wildlife Service licence and a health certificate. So no, this was not a souvenir for the minibar.

WHY THE SMALL STUFF MATTERS

The bigger story is the shift in wildlife trafficking from iconic animals to smaller species that still matter ecologically. Reuters reported that Kenya’s wildlife service described an earlier 2025 ant case as a milestone in the fight against biopiracy because it involved the attempted export of Kenya’s genetic resources without prior informed consent or benefit-sharing. ENACT Africa says smuggling live ants can violate Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and fits the definition of biopiracy. Tiny package, big legal problem.

The 2025 case makes the whole thing even stranger. Reuters reported that about 5,000 queen ants were concealed in modified test tubes and syringes designed to keep them alive for up to two months and slip past airport security. The same report said the haul had a street value of about 1 million Kenyan shillings, which is a lot of money for something most people would not notice unless it crawled into their shoe.

What Kenya is dealing with here is not just a quirky airport bust. It is a reminder that the black market keeps adapting, and that conservation can’t stop at the big, photogenic species. Ants may be small, but they help sustain ecosystems, and the demand for rare ones has turned them into a cross-border commodity. Nature, as ever, is doing the most while humans turn it into a side hustle.

Sources list:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-arrests-man-trying-smuggle-over-2000-live-ants-his-luggage-2026-03-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-charges-two-men-including-chinese-citizen-with-smuggling-live-ants-2026-03-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-agents-bust-plot-smuggle-giant-ants-sale-foreign-insect-lovers-2025-04-15/
ENACT Africa — https:

//enactafrica.org/enact-observer/ant-smuggling-and-biopiracy-threaten-kenya-s-ecology
Wikimedia Commons image source — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_an_ant,_full_face_view.jpg
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Thisclaimer YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@thisclaimer?sub_confirmation=1

Kenya’s newest wildlife scandal involves ants, airport security, and a very ambitious suitcase

Dear Cherubs, Nairobi has somehow joined the list of places where even ants are apparently worth smuggling. According to Reuters, Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in March 2026 after investigators said they found 2,238 live garden ants in his luggage, including 1,948 packed in test tubes and the rest hidden in tissue-paper rolls.

THE BIG SWITCH

This was not a random insect mishap. Reuters reported that Zhang had been in Kenya for two weeks, that officials linked him to three alleged accomplices, and that immigration had already flagged a stop order on his passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya the year before. Investigators were also checking his phone and laptop, which suggests this was less “oops” and more “organized inconvenience with legs.”

The species at the center of the case was Messor cephalotes, the giant African harvester ant, which Reuters said is sought after by ant enthusiasts who keep colonies in formicariums, those transparent habitats where people watch ant society do its highly efficient thing. Reuters also reported that export of the species from Kenya requires a Kenya Wildlife Service licence and a health certificate. So no, this was not a souvenir for the minibar.

WHY THE SMALL STUFF MATTERS

The bigger story is the shift in wildlife trafficking from iconic animals to smaller species that still matter ecologically. Reuters reported that Kenya’s wildlife service described an earlier 2025 ant case as a milestone in the fight against biopiracy because it involved the attempted export of Kenya’s genetic resources without prior informed consent or benefit-sharing. ENACT Africa says smuggling live ants can violate Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and fits the definition of biopiracy. Tiny package, big legal problem.

The 2025 case makes the whole thing even stranger. Reuters reported that about 5,000 queen ants were concealed in modified test tubes and syringes designed to keep them alive for up to two months and slip past airport security. The same report said the haul had a street value of about 1 million Kenyan shillings, which is a lot of money for something most people would not notice unless it crawled into their shoe.

What Kenya is dealing with here is not just a quirky airport bust. It is a reminder that the black market keeps adapting, and that conservation can’t stop at the big, photogenic species. Ants may be small, but they help sustain ecosystems, and the demand for rare ones has turned them into a cross-border commodity. Nature, as ever, is doing the most while humans turn it into a side hustle.

Sources list:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-arrests-man-trying-smuggle-over-2000-live-ants-his-luggage-2026-03-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-charges-two-men-including-chinese-citizen-with-smuggling-live-ants-2026-03-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-agents-bust-plot-smuggle-giant-ants-sale-foreign-insect-lovers-2025-04-15/
ENACT Africa — https:

//enactafrica.org/enact-observer/ant-smuggling-and-biopiracy-threaten-kenya-s-ecology
Wikimedia Commons image source — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_an_ant,_full_face_view.jpg
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Thisclaimer YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@thisclaimer?sub_confirmation=1

Kenya’s newest wildlife scandal involves ants, airport security, and a very ambitious suitcase

Dear Cherubs, Nairobi has somehow joined the list of places where even ants are apparently worth smuggling. According to Reuters, Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in March 2026 after investigators said they found 2,238 live garden ants in his luggage, including 1,948 packed in test tubes and the rest hidden in tissue-paper rolls.

THE BIG SWITCH

This was not a random insect mishap. Reuters reported that Zhang had been in Kenya for two weeks, that officials linked him to three alleged accomplices, and that immigration had already flagged a stop order on his passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya the year before. Investigators were also checking his phone and laptop, which suggests this was less “oops” and more “organized inconvenience with legs.”

The species at the center of the case was Messor cephalotes, the giant African harvester ant, which Reuters said is sought after by ant enthusiasts who keep colonies in formicariums, those transparent habitats where people watch ant society do its highly efficient thing. Reuters also reported that export of the species from Kenya requires a Kenya Wildlife Service licence and a health certificate. So no, this was not a souvenir for the minibar.

WHY THE SMALL STUFF MATTERS

The bigger story is the shift in wildlife trafficking from iconic animals to smaller species that still matter ecologically. Reuters reported that Kenya’s wildlife service described an earlier 2025 ant case as a milestone in the fight against biopiracy because it involved the attempted export of Kenya’s genetic resources without prior informed consent or benefit-sharing. ENACT Africa says smuggling live ants can violate Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and fits the definition of biopiracy. Tiny package, big legal problem.

The 2025 case makes the whole thing even stranger. Reuters reported that about 5,000 queen ants were concealed in modified test tubes and syringes designed to keep them alive for up to two months and slip past airport security. The same report said the haul had a street value of about 1 million Kenyan shillings, which is a lot of money for something most people would not notice unless it crawled into their shoe.

What Kenya is dealing with here is not just a quirky airport bust. It is a reminder that the black market keeps adapting, and that conservation can’t stop at the big, photogenic species. Ants may be small, but they help sustain ecosystems, and the demand for rare ones has turned them into a cross-border commodity. Nature, as ever, is doing the most while humans turn it into a side hustle.

Sources list:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-arrests-man-trying-smuggle-over-2000-live-ants-his-luggage-2026-03-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-charges-two-men-including-chinese-citizen-with-smuggling-live-ants-2026-03-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-agents-bust-plot-smuggle-giant-ants-sale-foreign-insect-lovers-2025-04-15/
ENACT Africa — https:

//enactafrica.org/enact-observer/ant-smuggling-and-biopiracy-threaten-kenya-s-ecology
Wikimedia Commons image source — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_an_ant,_full_face_view.jpg
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Thisclaimer YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@thisclaimer?sub_confirmation=1

https://www.europesays.com/africa/188171/ Moses Wekesa appointed as new Kenya Airport Authority CEO #Headlines #JKIA #JKIAExpansion #KAA #KAABoard #KAACEO #Kenya #KenyaAirportsAuthority #MosesWekesa #MosesWekesaAppointedAsNewKenyaAirportAuthorityCEO #National #news

https://www.europesays.com/africa/129726/ Chinese national arrested at JKIA attempting to smuggle 2,000 ants #GardenAnts #JKIA #Kenya #TraffickingSyndicate #ZhangKequn

https://www.europesays.com/africa/119238/ Relief after Kenyans, students stranded in Dubai repatriated amid tensions #CitizenDigital #dubai #Iran #Israel #JKIA #Kenya #KenyaAirways #WAR

https://www.europesays.com/africa/115590/ Kenya issues tender for new airport to ease JKIA capacity strain, official says #AdaniGroup #Africa #Chirchir #DavisChirchir #Ethiopia #Gautam‌Adani #india #JKIA #Kenya #KenyaAirportsAuthority #KenyattaInternational #nairobi #WilliamRuto

https://www.europesays.com/africa/107473/ JKIA expansion plan unveiled to ease congestion #JKIA #KAA #Kenya #MasterPlan #modernising #MohamudGedi #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #TheStar #TheStarNewspaper

https://www.europesays.com/africa/107293/ JKIA expansion plan unveiled to ease congestion #JKIA #KAA #Kenya #MasterPlan #modernising #MohamudGedi #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #TheStar #TheStarNewspaper

https://www.alojapan.com/1378254/kenyas-tokyo-heroes-receive-rousing-welcome-at-jkia/ Kenya’s Tokyo heroes receive rousing welcome at JKIA #AK #Champions #JKIA #Mvurya #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #TheStar #TheStarNewspaper #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 A group of dancers receive the athletes at JKIA on September 23, 2025/X There was song,
 dance and celebration at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
 Tuesday as Team Kenya returned from the 2025 World Athletics
 Championships in Tokyo. The athletes, who
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https://www.alojapan.com/1378254/kenyas-tokyo-heroes-receive-rousing-welcome-at-jkia/ Kenya’s Tokyo heroes receive rousing welcome at JKIA #AK #Champions #JKIA #Mvurya #StarNews #StarNewsKenya #TheStar #TheStarNewspaper #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 A group of dancers receive the athletes at JKIA on September 23, 2025/X There was song,
 dance and celebration at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
 Tuesday as Team Kenya returned from the 2025 World Athletics
 Championships in Tokyo. The athletes, who
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OH: "The bird had a plane accident"

#Nairobi #JKIA #Aviation #BirdStrike #SingaporeAirlines
https://aviationsourcenews.com/incident/nairobi-airport-closes-after-singapore-airlines-boeing-747-freighter-rejected-takeoff/

OH: "The bird had a plane accident"

#Nairobi #JKIA #Aviation #BirdStrike #SingaporeAirlines
https://aviationsourcenews.com/incident/nairobi-airport-closes-after-singapore-airlines-boeing-747-freighter-rejected-takeoff/

OH: "The bird had a plane accident"

#Nairobi #JKIA #Aviation #BirdStrike #SingaporeAirlines
https://aviationsourcenews.com/incident/nairobi-airport-closes-after-singapore-airlines-boeing-747-freighter-rejected-takeoff/

OH: "The bird had a plane accident"

#Nairobi #JKIA #Aviation #BirdStrike #SingaporeAirlines
https://aviationsourcenews.com/incident/nairobi-airport-closes-after-singapore-airlines-boeing-747-freighter-rejected-takeoff/

OH: "The bird had a plane accident"

#Nairobi #JKIA #Aviation #BirdStrike #SingaporeAirlines
https://aviationsourcenews.com/incident/nairobi-airport-closes-after-singapore-airlines-boeing-747-freighter-rejected-takeoff/