The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority was forced to clarify claims that a video showing a leaking roof at an airport was taken at Entebbe International Airport.
CAA, in the lightly traded jab, added that the leaking roof was from a neighbouring country which it deviated from mentioning.
''Please ignore the trending video of an unfortunate situation at an airport in a neighbouring country, which some WhatsApp users have wrongly attributed to Entebbe International Airport,'' the authority stated.
''Note that this is not Entebbe International Airport,'' the aviation authority added.
CAA's authority elicited mixed reactions in Kenya, especially with the two countries having been in the spotlight over an oil trade agreement.
Uganda's Parliament this week passed the Petroleum Supply Amendment Bill 2023, which barred the country led by President Yoweri Museveni from depending on Kenyan companies to import oil.
"Our Transport Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, is ashaming us," read one of the comments in response to Uganda's mockery.
"If you wanted to talk to Kenyans, talk to us directly - don't cut through the corners," another comment read.
"Kenya Kwanza government is a joke. Kenya is now a laughing stock," another remark by a concerned Kenya read, with more locals urging the government to take decisive action.
An uproar ensued in Kenya after the video depicting a leaking roof at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport emerged on October 13.
JKIA, Kenya Aviation Authority (KAA), and CS Murkomen responded to the video, pledging to look into the challenges bedeviling the international airport.
KAA managing director Henry Ogoye cited a lack of adequate facilitation and resources to maintain and upgrade its infrastructure.
He, however, stated that the Authority had taken action to respond to the critical issues, including upgrading the passenger terminals and runway capacity.
“The board, management, and staff of KAA are aligned to the concerns of the public and are implementing the government’s civil aviation investment program to facilitate seamless, efficient, and effective service delivery,” he remarked.
CS Murkomen later on attributed the leaking roof to the previous administration, stating that the contractors did a shoddy job.
“They will have to explain the scope of work that was used in the renovations that when there is heavy rainfall, there must be a leakage," he stated and also formed an 11-member committee to investigate JKIA's mess.
