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Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is a state corporation of
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that is responsible for regulating the
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in Kenya and for providing air navigation services in the Kenya flight region. The KCAA offers training in the aviation professions through its affiliated East African School of Aviation. The agency maintains its headquarters in the Aviation Building at the junction entry to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Embakasi,
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.Welcome to KCAA
" Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 14 January 2011. "The Authority's head offices are currently situated at KAA Complex, JKIA in Nairobi."


History

Kenya ratified the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation (The Chicago Convention) on 1st May 1964, becoming a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for International Civil Aviation. The Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act, 2002 established the KCAA in 2002. The functions of the KCAA were previously performed by two departments of the
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: the Civil Aviation Board (CAB) and the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA). The primary functions are geared towards regulation and oversight of Aviation Safety & Security; economic regulation of Air Services and development of Civil Aviation; provision of Air Navigation Services, and training of aviation personnel as guided by the provisions of the convention on international civil aviation, related International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), the Kenya Civil Aviation Act, 2013 and the civil aviation regulations.


See also

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Government of Kenya , image = , caption = Coat of arms of Kenya , date = 1963 , jurisdiction = Republic of Kenya , url = http://www.mygov.go.ke/ , legislature = Parliament of Kenya , meeting_place ...
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Kenya Airports Authority Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is the owner and operator of nine civilian airports and airstrips in Kenya. Kenya Airports Authority was established by an act of Parliament in 1992, by the ruling Kenya African National Union government. The KAA A ...
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Civil aviation authority A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register. Role Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...
* List of civil aviation authorities


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Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

East African School of Aviation
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Aviation organisations based in Kenya
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Organisations based in Nairobi Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents Air navigation service providers Civil aviation in Kenya {{Aviation-stub