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Kenya Airways - 'Pride of Africa' - taking steps to reverse gigantic loss

Higher borrowing costs and unfavourable forex rates lead to country's worst ever corporate results

Published Sun, Aug 7, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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Nairobi

WHEN Kenya Airways published the country's worst-ever corporate results last month, the scale of the loss revealed the effects of several disastrous decisions that the national carrier is struggling to reverse.

The airline's "Pride of Africa" slogan rang uncomfortably hollow when the 26.22-billion-shilling (S$348-million) loss was announced, driven by higher borrowing costs and unfavourable exchange rates.

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