Investor offers planes in exchange for KQ strategic stake

Kenya Airways Acting Group Managing Director and CEO Captain George Kamal makes his remarks during the Women in Aviation Kenya Chapter Rebranding Launch Dinner held at the Ole Sereni Hotel on March 06, 2026. 

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

An investor has offered to give Kenya Airways (KQ) airplanes in exchange for a stake in the national carrier as it seeks a fresh capital injection to fund its turnaround plan.

The undisclosed investor is among at least four firms that have expressed interest in investing in the troubled airline, acting chief executive George Kamal told the Business Daily in an interview.

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