This archive report was first published on 21 November 2019.
On November 21, 2019, Sky News published an investigative story identifying the KQ stowaway as Paul Manyasi. However, the story has since been removed from their website.
The story, titled 'Plane stowaway: Who was Kenyan man who fell from the sky', had claimed that the man in the picture was Paul Manyasi, an employee of Colnet, the cleaning company contracted by JKIA.
However, the Kenya Airports Authority disputed the claim, stating that no such man had ever worked at the airport.
Subsequently, the Daily Nation published a story on November 21, 2019, contradicting Sky News' claims. The Kenyan newspaper tracked down the man in the photo, Isaac Shivonje, a remandee at the Kamiti Maximum Prison.
According to the Daily Nation, Shivonje's father had lied to Sky News about his son's whereabouts, stating 'I knew that my son was in remand but I could not reveal to them since I did not want the villagers to know that my son was in jail.'
Shivonje is said to be in remand having failed to pay Ksh. 200,000 after he was arrested for defilement charges. He was an English and Science teacher at a private school in Kawangware.
Reports indicate that MJM Law LLP, a Nairobi law firm, has threatened to sue Sky News accusing them of defaming their client. They demanded a full retraction of the published article, an apology and written commitment not to publish more articles on Isaac Shivonje.
