Sessional Paper No. 132 of 1953 on Embakasi Airport
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1953Author
Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
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In paragraph 120 of the Report of the Planning Committee which was submitted to the Legislative Council in August 1951 it is stated that the Committee had come to the conclusion that some funds should be set aside for a new main airport. It was generally agreed that Eastleigh was not a desirable site from many points of view. Not only was it difficult to extend the runway sufficiently but the approaches were unsatisfactory. The necessity for safeguarding the funnels of approach retarded the development of the industrial area and likely to involve the payment…
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Construction Industry; Government Funding; Local Airport; Kenya; Legislative Council
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Colony and Protectorate of KenyaSeries
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