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Kenya allows two flights to Somaliland despite ban

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Astral Aviation Boeing 767-200 Freighter at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on January 22, 2021. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Aggrey Mutambo

Editor - Africa & International

Nation Media Group

Kenya has allowed two aircrafts to fly to Somaliland to deliver electoral material in spite of a ban on air traffic with Somalia.

A diplomatic clearance MFA/PRO.91/002 (052) on Thursday said two aeroplanes operated by Astral Aviation will be allowed to deliver the material from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, through Djibouti and to the Somaliland capital Hargeisa.

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