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Captain Jeffrey Roy Dusang during the interview in Nairobi, on June 4, 2026.[Benard Orwongo, Standard]
At Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, two fire trucks rolled into position on the tarmac as an aircraft taxied slowly forward. In an instant, twin arcs of water rose into the sky, forming a ceremonial arch. The jet moved through the mist, briefly disappearing before re-emerging on the other side.
Inside the cockpit, Captain Jeff Dusang remained composed behind dark sunglasses. But the gesture marked something deeply personal: after 49 years in aviation, it was his final arrival as a commercial airline captain.
“It touched me. I was struggling to keep my eyes dry,” he recalled. “It was very emotional.”
