Kenyan Airspace to be closed for Obama’s arrival and departure

Kenya is in a frenzy as many await the visit of President Barack Obama who is a son of the country and whose roots run deep into Kenya’s Nyanza Province, Western Kenya.

A lot has been prepared for the arrival of president Obama who will be in Kenya for three days to attend an entrepreneurial conference. Obama is also expected to discuss some issues which are of concern to many Kenyans, including security.

Now for the president’s arrival, Kenya will close its airspace for  50 minutes period during Obama’s arrival on Friday and and departure on  Sunday.

According to the country’s civil aviation authority (KCAA) there will be ban on planes flying lower than 20,000 feet will remain in place in the capital, Nairobi for the duration of  Obama’s three-day visit.

The Capital City’s roads will also be closed  to make it easy for Obama to move around the city.

The US President is expected to arrive in Nairobi on Friday  in the evening local time.

According to the carrier, Kenyan airspace will be closed to facilitate the landing of Air Force One carrying President Obama. This will see most of the arrival flights delayed for more than an hour with seven flights being affected on Friday.

Only three departure flights will be affected, with one of them making an early departure of 15 minutes ahead of its earlier schedule.

On Sunday, two arrival flights will be delayed for about 20 minutes while one departure flight will be affected by the adjusted timetable.

National airline, Kenya Airways advised all those on scheduled flights on the two days to plan their journeys in advance.

Five major roads will be temporarily closed between Friday and Sunday during President Obama’s visit.

The US issued a travel warning for Kenya in July ahead of the visit.