Nairobi, May 27 -- National carrier Kenya Airways added 430 staff last year despite reduced operations, largely resulting from the grounding of aircraft during the period.

The airline's workforce reached 5,672 from 5,242 staff at the end of 2024, after it added 67 permanent employees and 363 contracted workers, according to disclosures in its latest 2025 annual report.

The bulk of employee costs, at Sh20.8 billion, comprised wages and salaries, with the balance covering retirement benefit costs, contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and leave pay accruals.

Operations disruption

Kenya Airways, known by its international code KQ, saw its operations significantly disrupted by the grounding of three aircraft in the fir...