
Kenya's government plans to restore operations at two airstrips in the South Rift region that have been largely inactive for nearly three decades, according to Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir. Chirchir said rehabilitation works at Itembe Airstrip in Bomet and Kerenga Airstrip in Kericho were progressing, as the government seeks to return the facilities to service.
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