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Viewing cable 07NAIROBI4812, KENYA AVIATION AGENCIES PICK UP THE BALL TO MOVE TOWARDS

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07NAIROBI4812 2007-12-20 03:46 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Nairobi
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHNR #4812/01 3540346
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 200346Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3958
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHMT/AMCONSUL MONTREAL 0121
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RULSDMK/DOT WASHDC
RHMCSUU/FAA WASHDC
RUEAHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHDC
UNCLAS NAIROBI 004812 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR AF/E, AF/RSA, AF/EPS, AND EEB/TRA/AN 
DEPT ALSO PASS TO DOT FOR CONNIE HUNTER 
DEPT ALSO PASS TO USTR FOR BILL JACKSON 
MONTREAL FOR USICAO 
TSA FOR ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN 
 
SIPDIS 
FAA FOR DONNA KRIMSKI 
 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAIR ECON PTER ETRD PGOV KE
SUBJECT: KENYA AVIATION AGENCIES PICK UP THE BALL TO MOVE TOWARDS 
CATEGORY 1 VIA SAFE SKIES PROGRAM 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: During December 6-7 meetings in Nairobi, Kenyan 
aviation officials and officials from the U.S. DOT and FAA committed 
to renewed close cooperation to enable Kenya to meet ICAO 
requirements for Category 1 within 18 months.  They also agreed to 
work with the resident U.S. Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA) officer to determine and meet the remaining security 
requirements for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to be 
designated as alast point of departure to the U.S. within 18 
months.  The National Transportation Safety Board will provide 
training on accident investigation.  Similar past Kenyan promises 
were not fulfilled, but Delta Airlines' proposal to start New 
York-Nairobi service in June 208, and President Kibaki's interest 
in the economic benefits of direct U.S. flights, has energized the 
GOK.  If President Kibaki loses the December 27 election, or 
aviation agency leaders are replaced, it may slow the process.  End 
Summary. 
 
Safe Skies for Africa Program 
----------------------------- 
2. (SBU) The goal of U.S. Dept of Transportation's (DOT) Safe Skies 
for Africa (SSFA) program in Kenya and with the East African 
Community (EAC) is to help them meet International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO) standards for safety and security oversight 
(Category One) to position them for direct flights to the U.S., and 
all the economic benefits that would accrue.  Kenyan progress on the 
agreed action plan towards this goal stalled in 2006-07.  U.S. 
Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger raised the issue with Kenyan 
President Mwai Kibaki in mid-2007, and SSFA sent a letter to 
aviation officials noting the requirements to be met and offering 
further assistance, if Kenya devoted the necessary effort and 
resources.  In addition, Delta Airlines' announcement of plans to 
start service to Kenya in June 2008 focused GOK attention on the 
need to create an enabling environment for the flight. 
 
Visit to Revitalize Kenyan Effort and SSFA Assistance 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
3. (U) At the prompting of Ministry of Transportation (MoT) 
Permanent Secretary (PS) Gerishon Ikiara, Kenya Civil Aviation 
Authority (KCAA) DG Chris Kuto invited the U.S. to send a senior 
delegation to Kenya to get the program back on track.  The following 
U.S. officials participated in the December 6-8 meetings in 
Nairobi: 
 
- DOT DAS Susan McDermott; 
- DOT SSFA Manager Connie Hunter; 
- FAA Manager of International Programs and Policy Division Melvin 
Cintron; 
- FAA Office of the Chief Counsel India Pinkney; 
- FAA SSFA program manager Bill Hess; 
- FAA Desk Officer for East Africa Donna Krimski; 
- FAA Africa regional rep Moira Keane; 
- TSA East Africa rep for SSFA Gerald Moore; 
- National Transportation Safety Board Dennis Jones; and, 
- U.S. Embassy Nairobi Econ Officer Randy Fleitman 
 
4. (U) KCAA DG Kuto personally chaired the meetings, bringing KCAA's 
managers for safety, airworthiness, security, operations, 
navigation, planning, human resources, public relations, and 
consumer protection.  Ministry of Transportation (MoT) PS Ikiara led 
one session, and Ministry aviation officials attended all sessions. 
The Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) was represented by Deputy Managing 
Director Matthew Wamala, Security Manager Stanley Mutungi, and 
Engineering Services Manager Stephen Gichuki.  Kenya Airways (KQ) 
sent Deputy Manager for Government Affairs Anthony Mwangi and Safety 
Manager Alex Avedi to observe. 
 
Offers Plan to Achieve Category 1 in 10 Months 
--------------------------------------------- 
5. (SBU) After detailed discussion of the status of Kenya's efforts 
to meet ICAO's eight critical safety requirements and Annex 17 
security requirements, the two sides committed to renewed close 
cooperation through the previously-agreed action plan to enable 
Kenya to meet ICAO requirements for Category 1 within 18 months. 
FAA Manager Mel Cintron said this would represent a normal pace of 
 
progress.  He gave a letter to DG Kuto proposing specific dates for 
future workshops but offered to adjust the dates if Kenya could 
accelerate the process.  He appointed Bill Hess as FAA's Kenya team 
leader.  DG Kuto appointed a small team to coordinate with FAA and 
produce a timetable to give to PS Ikiara and the EAC partners by 
January 15.  The legal and technical reviews and completion of 
KCAA's technical guidance should completed by June 2008.  Next would 
be certification of KQ, which should take four to six months if KQ 
is ready.  (The KQ rep said they would be ready.) 
 
6. (SBU) The Kenyan side also agreed to work with the resident TSA 
officer to complete a formal baseline security report by February to 
determine the remaining requirements for JKIA to be designated a 
last point of departure. NTSB Jones offered to work with his MoT 
counterpart to develop accident investigation guidelines by the end 
of January. KCAA will send the training needs assessment for its new 
inspectors to Connie Hunter. 
 
Kenya Picks up the Ball 
----------------------- 
7. (SBU) DoT DAS McDermott told P.S. Ikiara and the Kenyan side that 
the timetable to achieving Category 1 is in their hands. The U.S. 
remains dedicated to Kenyan progress, and FAA and TSA will work with 
them intensively as partners, but our resources are limited.  The 
GOK and KCAA must set themselves hard deadlines and realign their 
budget to hire and retain the necessary inspectors, or use the 
regional safety oversight body to achieve that goal. PS Ikiara 
assured McDermott of Kenya's commitment.  Delta's proposal and 
pressure from KQ have made improving aviation a high priority, and 
the political will is there.  He tasked DG Kuto to coordinate 
Kenya's effort and report regularly to him.  KCAA has to complete 
its staff structure review ASAP.  Then it and KAA have to calculate 
the costs involved in implementing the action plan so he can submit 
a budget request to the Ministry of Finance. 
 
Comment 
------- 
8. (SBU) It was encouraging to see PS Ikiara and DG Kuto commit to 
an 18-month time line for completing the process for Kenya to meet 
ICAO's safety oversight and security requirements to achieve 
Category 1.  Ikiara speculated for the first time that Kenya could 
achieve Category 1 and security clearance before the JKIA expansion 
project is completed.  In the past, similar Kenyan promises were not 
fulfilled.  However, Delta Airlines' proposal to start New 
York-Nairobi service in June 2008, and President Kibaki's interest 
in the economic benefits of direct U.S. flights have energized the 
aviation agencies.  Even if Ikiara and Kuto are committed, the 
process may be slowed if President Kibaki loses the December 27 
election, or aviation agency leaders are replaced. 
 
RANNEBERGER