Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Kenya Airways (KQ) board of directors on Tuesday kicked out George Kamal as acting group managing director and chief executive officer and replaced him with the company secretary and head of legal Habil Waswani, who also takes over in acting capacity.

Kamal held the position since mid-December 2025, when he took over from Allan Kilavuka, who went on terminal leave ahead of the expiry of his tenure in April 2026, holding the interim position for just over eight months.

KQ's board chairman Kiprono Kittony said Mr Kamal's leadership at the airline has steered it across a turbulent time, but did not disclose the reason for letting him go, or whether he will retain his previous role of chief operations officer.

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