Kenya Airways has dismissed social media claims that a pilot flew the national carrier’s planes for eight years without a license.
In a statement on Saturday, October 14, KQ termed the reports as fake news saying that there is no such pilot who has ever flown its planes.
“Our attention has been drawn to a news story circulating on online blogs and different social media platforms alleging that a Kenyan Pilot flew for Kenya Airways for 8 years without a Pilot's license. The General Public is advised to treat this as Fake News as no such pilot has ever flown for Kenya Airways,” the statement read in part.
The airline explained that all pilots and crew undergo vigorous training, background and security checks including verification of documents from the institutions they trained.
“All Kenya Airways pilots and crew go through very rigorous training, background, and security checks to ensure that they are qualified to operate. Further due diligence is conducted while vetting applicants including verification of documents from the institution where an applicant attended training,” KQ stated.
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The carrier went on to note that it operates in a highly regulated environment with regular audits from a number of regulators across its network.
“All pilots licenses are issued and renewed annually by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), upon establishing that the holder has met required knowledge and experiences,” the airline added.
The statement comes after Brian Mwenda was busted by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) masquerading as a certified lawyer without his real identity being traced in the lawyers' portal.
On Saturday, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Benson Igonga directed the Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, to institute investigations against Mwenda upon which an independent review will be undertaken before further direction is given.
