According to BBC, 2 hours to arrive.....
quite fast actually...
Like many of us, I've flown widebodies into NBO with paying pax. It is amazing to me that this lack of ARFF coverage is tolerated in the name of tourism and commerce by major air carriers.
One potential motive for the fire could be a recent dispute between Kenyan airport authority officials and owners of duty-free shops at the airport. Some of the shops were forcefully closed down following the expiration of a lease agreement.
Witnesses said firefighters arrived late to battle the blaze and appeared hobbled by a lack of equipment. As of last month, Nairobi County’s fire department did not have a single working fire engine, the Daily Nation newspaper reported last month, having auctioned off three engines in an effort to pay a $1,000 repair bail.
"It is a disgrace of biblical proportions that the entire Nairobi County does not have a public fire engine in working condition," the paper wrote in an editorial. As government officials debated whether to buy new engines or repair old ones, the editorial scolded, they set aside money “to build mansions for governors, big vehicles for county executives and other needs without a direct benefit to Kenyans.”
Fire shuts down Kenya's main airport - The Washington Post