Kenya: Fly540 Defends Bishop 'Lift Off'

THE operations manager of airline Fly540 Nickson Ooko yesterday said they did not have the special equipment that Emmy Kosgei's father, Bishop Jackson Kosgei, needed to get out of the plane.

Speaking before the joint Senate and Parliamentary Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity in Nairobi yesterday, Ooko said Jackson asked for a lift off. He said the term "lift off" is an aviation jargon that means "physical carrying of immobile person(s) into or out the plane."

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.