This archive report was first published on 13 November 2019.
On November 13, 2019, Sky News reported that a stowaway who fell from a Kenya Airways aircraft headed to London was a 29-year-old man named Paul Manyasi who worked at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). However, the Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) has since denied these claims, stating that after thorough investigations, they could not find any record of an individual named Paul Manyasi in the JKIA staff register or airport pass biometric register.
According to KAA, any person working at the facility requires an access pass, and the name Manyasi could not be traced from the airport pass biometric register. The authority also admitted having contracted Colnet Limited Kenya, which the British outlet article claimed Manyasi worked for, but his records could not be traced still.
Investigations into the identity of the stowaway are still ongoing, and KAA is in touch with the Metropolitan Police to unravel the mystery. An article by Sky News had indicated that the stowaway was attached to Colnet and disappeared around the same date the fall occurred.
