Kenya-UAE flight bans show need for global digital cooperation on Covid
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David Whitehouse
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January 13, 2022 09:34
The ban by the United Arab Emirates on passenger flights from Kenya shows the need for international digital co-operation on Covid-19 vaccination status, Kefa Nyakundi, CEO of Africa Risk Management Advisors in Nairobi, tells The Africa Report.
The UAE has banned arrivals from Kenya after claims of fake negative test certificates. Kenyans were presenting negative test results yet still testing positive on arrival in the UAE. Nairobi on Monday responded with a seven-day ban on all inbound and transit passenger flights from the UAE, though cargo is unaffected.
Covid-19 is an “issue of national security” and people are using “all means