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Sudan crisis hits Kenyan businesses

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (centre) at a group photograph of leaders at the 25th African Union Summit in Sandton, South Africa on June 14, 2015. He was ousted on April 11, 2019. AFP PHOTO | GIANLUIGI GUERCIA

By  GEORGE OMONDI

Thursday’s ouster of Sudan’s long serving ruler, Omar al -Bashir, has triggered uncertainty among Kenyan businesses with interests in the eastern Africa nation amid the shutdown of its borders and airspace.

National carrier Kenya Airways, #ticker:KQ which runs five weekly flights to the troubled country, was the first one to take a hit, prompting it to cancel two fights between Nairobi and Khartoum scheduled for last night.

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