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State to review airline frequency rules amid new trade deals

Kenya Airways at JKIA, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The government is reconsidering its policy that guides approval of frequency applications by airlines to fly to Nairobi, a move that will have the national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) face stiff competition even as the country seeks to grow trade.

Amid several trade deals the government has struck with other economic blocs, exporters of agricultural produce have had issues with the capacity of freighters and the cost.

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