Striking Kenya airport staff to resume work
The Peninsula
Nairobi: Employees at Kenya s main airport called off their day long strike which had stranded thousands of passengers as scores of flights were cance...
Nairobi: Employees at Kenya's main airport called off their day-long strike which had stranded thousands of passengers as scores of flights were cancelled or delayed, union leaders said on Wednesday.
The decision came after they reached an agreement with the management, brokered by ministry of transport officials and the umbrella trade union organisation.
"We have agreed. We have an agreement on a return-to-work formula," Transport Minister Davis Chirchir told reporters at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Members of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWI) downed tools over a planned takeover of JKIA, one of Africa's busiest hubs, by Indian firm Adani.
The union called on the government to scrap the plan to lease the airport to Adani for 30 years in exchange for a $1.85-billion investment.
