A photo taken on November 5, 2022 shows Kenya Airways planes at the JKIA parking bay. President William Ruto allegedly made a pitch to sell a controlling stake in the national carrier to US investors
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The Kenya Airways (KQ) was established in January 1, 1946 as the East African Airways, owned by Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika . The regional airline was formed two years before the three East African countries were joined, in 1948, into the East African High Commission, which lasted for 13 years (1948-1961.
The name of the colonial territory then changed to East African Common Services Organization from 1961 to 1967, when the initial East African Community (EAC) was formed. The EAC broke up 10 years later, in 1977. The break-up led to the birth of Kenya Airways, Uganda Airways and Tanzania Airways.
