Kenya Airways (KQ) announced the closure of its booking offices in Kisumu, western Kenya, and Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday due to anti-government protests in both countries.
Kenya Airways said in a statement that the booking offices would reopen on Tuesday.
“The safety and well-being of our employees and customers is our top priority,” KQ says in a statement.
The relocation has no effect on the operations of other booking offices located within the airports of the aforementioned cities.
Kenya’s protests have been called by veteran opposition Raila Odinga in a fight against President William Ruto’s illegitimate government. Among other things, he is pushing for solutions to the high cost of living.
In South Africa, opposition leader Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s resignation and an improvement in the southern African country’s energy crisis.
Kenyan police say the protests are illegal, but Mr. Odinga insists on carrying them out.
According to local media, President Ramaphosa has deployed over 3,000 soldiers across South Africa to assist police in maintaining law and order during the protests.
