Kenya Airways shares suspension extended for yet one more yr

The Nairobi Securities Trade introduced Wednesday (Jan. 04) that the buying and selling in Kenya Airways shares  was suspended for an additional yr.

The native inventory trade argued that “the extension seeks to allow the corporate (to) full its operational and company restructure course of”.

Kenya Airways shares had been first suspended in 2020 as lawmakers had been contemplating a plan — since dropped — for the state to take full possession of the provider.

The federal government which owns a fourty eigth level 9 % stake has pumped in tens of millions of {dollars} to maintain it afloat.

Certainly, the corporate has not made a revenue since 2012.

Final month, in saying a $447 million mortgage for the east African nation beneath a 38-month help programme the Worldwide Financial Fund highlighted that  “addressing vulnerabilities” at Kenya Airways in addition to the bulk state-owned utility Kenya Energy was quote on quote “pressing”.

The airways’ woes had been exacerbated when pilots staged a pricey days-long strike in November.

Kenya Airways was based in again 1977 following the demise of East African Airways and now flies greater than 4 million passengers to 42 locations yearly.