Airlines lobby decries high cost of Covid test for visitors to Kenya

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A Kenya Airways ground crew checks-in passengers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, on August 1, 2020. PHOTO | AFP


Airlines lobby says the high cost of Covid-19 test in Kenya hurts the growth of the aviation sector because it impedes tourists.

International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said $80 that Kenya charges for a single PCR test is way above the African average and urged the country to embrace the affordable antigen checks.

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