Kenya Airports Authority – KAA
Kenya Airports Authority – KAA is responsible for the management of major airports and provides infrastructure for aviation services between Kenya and the outside world. It is an autonomous company established in 1991 through an Act of Parliament to provide and manage a coordinated system of airports in the country.
Kenya Airports Authority- KAA functions
- Administer, control and manage aerodrome
- Provide and maintain facilities
- Provide rescue and fire fighting equipment and services
- Construct, operate and maintain aerodromes and other related activities
- Build or maintain aerodromes on an agency basis on the request of any Government department
- Provide other facilities for passengers and other people using KAA services
- Approve the establishment of private air-strips and control of operations.
Prior to its formation, the Aerodromes Department under the Ministry of Transport handled this responsibility. For security at airports, KAA issues two types of passes: Permanent and temporary security passes. Application for permanent security passes is done at KAA headquarters.
Temporary security passes are given to people who want to access restricted areas in airports and are issued at the discretion of the managing director, general manager security or airport manager. Valid reasons with documentary evidence must be given when applying for a security pass. Temporary ones are issued at the Security office at the international Arrivals JKIA. A Sh 2,000($25) fee is charged for each security pass a day.
Identity card, passport and driving licence are left at the security office before security passes are issued.
Staffs at the country’s airports are required to go through security checks when they report on duty or access restricted areas
- Entrance and exits to and from restricted areas are through staff gates
- Before entering the restricted area, staffs remove any items carried and they are passed through the X-ray machine
- Staffs go through metal detectors.
No yellow fever vaccination certificates are required of travellers from East African Community partner states, Europe, Asia, North America, North and South Africa.
No cholera vaccination certificates required of travellers from all over the world.
But yellow fever vaccination certificates are required of all travellers more than a year old arriving from yellow fever-infected countries mainly in Central and West Africa, south and Central America, South east Asia, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Vaccinations for international travellers are obtainable from international air and sea ports, city and major municipal councils.
NB: Yellow fever certificate is valid 10 days after vaccination.
The following may be carried in your hand luggage if they are stored in containers up to 100mls and in a transparent resealable plastic bag. The capacity of the transparent plastic bag must not be greater than one litre.
Liquids, gels and aerosols are:
- Water and other drinks.
- Syrups
- Creams, lotions and oils
- Perfumes and sprays
- Gels — hair and shower
- Pressurized containers such as shaving foam and deodorants
- Pastes, including Vaseline and eye shadow
- Other items with similar consistency
- The following are allowed in hand luggage:
- Medicine needed during the flight
- Baby food needed during the flight
You may buy liquids beyond security checkpoints, including duty-free items or in-flight. Items bought must be packed in security tamper-evident bags and accompanied by proof of purchase at the security checkpoint.
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