Nairobi, April 26 -- Kenya Airways (KQ) has protested the arrest and detention of two of its staff by the Military Intelligence Unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for allegedly transporting cargo without customs clearance.

KQ Group chief executive Allan Kilavuka said the two staff were arrested in Kinshasa on April 19, 2024 over alleged missing customs documentation on valuable cargo that was to be transported on a KQ flight on April 12, 2024.

The cargo in question, however, was not uplifted by the carrier or accepted by them due to incomplete documentation.

"Kenya Airways confirms that on Friday, April 19, 2024, two of our employees at our airport office in Kinshasa were arrested and continue to be detained by the Military...