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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya Airways says its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo who were released on Monday had been detained because of a “misunderstanding” by the authorities.<\/p>\n

The airline says it is resuming flights to the country – which it had suspended – after the “unconditional” release of the two employees.<\/p>\n

The staff were detained last month allegedly because of missing customs documents concerning what was described as valuable cargo.<\/p>\n

The airline maintains that its staff were innocent.<\/p>\n

The airline’s managing director, Allan Kilavuka, told the BBC’s Newsday programme that the cargo in question was made up of banknotes from a Congolese bank that were being transported to the US.<\/p>\n

Mr Kilavuka said the airline had not taken custody of the cargo at the time its two staff members were arrested.<\/p>\n

However, the authorities seized the money and detained the employees, he said.<\/p>\n

“This was purely a misunderstanding by the military intelligence officers,” Kenya Airways managing director said.<\/p>\n

He added that they had tried to explain multiple times “that we had not taken custody of the money but they wouldn’t listen”.<\/p>\n

“So my only assumption is that there was clear miscommunication – may be between the military officers and the custom officers in Kinshasa,” he said.<\/p>\n

Congolese officials have not yet commented on the matter.<\/p>\n

The continued detention prompted Kenya Airways to suspend its flights, saying the situation had made it difficult to support flights.<\/p>\n

Last week it said it was co-operating with investigating agencies and government entities in DR Congo and Kenya to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n

The airline has now lauded all the efforts made to ensure the release of the staff, including by government officials and the embassy in Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

It says flights are due to return from Wednesday, now \u201cwith the necessary ground support in place\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Kilavuka said he would also be travelling to Kinshasa to ensure the matter is properly resolved.<\/p>\n

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