Kenya Airports Authority becomes PLC as gvt reforms state-owned enterprises

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has formally transitioned from a state corporation to a public limited company, marking a significant change in the legal and corporate structure of the institution that manages Kenya’s airport infrastructure.

In a public notice issued on Thursday, August 27, 2026, KAA announced that it had officially transitioned from Kenya Airports Authority to Kenya Airports Authority PLC.

The authority said the new company was incorporated as a public limited company on June 3, 2026, under the Companies Act, 2015. The certificate of incorporation cited by KAA bears the registration number PLC-P60U58MWD.

The transition comes as the Government implements a new legal framework for state-owned enterprises, under which a number of existing state corporations are being reconstituted as public limited companies.

KAA said the change is intended to align the organisation with government reforms aimed at strengthening governance, accountability, commercial sustainability and operational performance.