{"id":9956,"date":"2020-06-21T18:35:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T18:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=9956"},"modified":"2020-06-21T18:35:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T18:35:18","slug":"kdf-evacuates-27-kenyans-stranded-in-ethiopia-over-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/kdf-evacuates-27-kenyans-stranded-in-ethiopia-over-covid-19-pandemic","title":{"rendered":"KDF evacuates 27 Kenyans stranded in Ethiopia over Covid-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0CYRUS OMBATI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Two Kenya Air Force C27J Spartan aircrafts airlifted 27 Kenyans from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi after being stranded there for three months over Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyans were flown to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on June 19. The victims said they could not leave Addis Ababa because of travel restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Silas Oulo who has been teaching in Ethiopia said he had been there since January and he was teaching from home but when the school semester was closed he was rendered jobless.\u201cWhen we saw the KDF flight arrive were delighted. I am delighted to be back home,\u201d said Oulo.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Kenyans are stuck in various places over the pandemic. Plans are underway to fly them back to the country.For instance, Kenya Airways has agreed to fly back 120 Kenyan students, mainly, from Coast stranded in Sudan&#8217;s universities at a discounted price.They will be flown for Sh51,940 each instead of Sh56,604 following successful negotiations between Mvita MP Mr Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir who is financing the evacuation and the national carrier.<\/p>\n<p>The students are holed in Sudan&#8217;s capital, Khartoum after international flights were banned into and out of Kenya and Sudan in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in March.In a letter to Kenya Airways Managing Director, Mr Allan Kilavuka, Nassir thanked the management for being considerate and agreeing to reduce the air fare from USD 534 per person to USD 490 to allow the students come home.<\/p>\n<p>The plight of the Kenyan students went viral after a video clip was circulated widely showing the students lamenting their frustrations after all learning institutions were shut following widespread Covid-19 pandemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We are fighting\u00a0hard to stay safe and alive\u00a0as we seek to contain Covid-19. What might kill is us depression as we are far away from home and fear for our wellbeing in a foreign nation with nothing to do here since classes are no more,&#8221; one of the students is heard saying.Another group of Kenyans stuck in India is set to leave on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0CYRUS OMBATI AfricaPress-Kenya: Two Kenya Air Force C27J Spartan aircrafts airlifted 27 Kenyans from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi after being stranded there for three months over Covid-19 pandemic. The Kenyans were flown to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on June 19. 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