Kenya’s Cabinet has approved the country’s National Aviation Policy, which includes the construction of an additional terminal that would raise the annual handling capacity of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by 20 million passengers by 2030.
The policy falls under the country’s Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTP 4) – running from 2023-2027 – which guides the final phase of the Kenya Vision 2030 masterplan.
A June 11 dispatch from the Executive Office of the President confirmed that Cabinet had approved the policy, which seeks to maximise the contribution of the aviation sector to Kenya’s growth by enhancing connectivity at both the national and international levels.
“To strengthen and improve the linkages…