The Kenya Airports Authority has confirmed that the "aircraft incident" reported at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday morning was part of a drill.

According to a statement from KAA, the exercise comprised a simulated event in which an aircraft crashed at the airport while overflying in Nairobi to improve emergency response skills.

"The primary goal of this exercise was to test and evaluate the airport's emergency response procedures, coordination among various agencies, and overall readiness of airport personnel," the authority stated.