Kenyan airline employees give a seven-day notice before going on strike
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union started a seven-day strike on Tuesday, calling for the resignation of the Kenya Airports Authority board in response to labor issues and the effects of a deal to lease an airport that had to be canceled.
Employees are planning to go on strike, which could affect Kenya’s main international airport, which is one of the biggest airports in Africa.
As the notice period had ended, KAWU Secretary General Moses Ndiema wouldn’t say when the strike would start, saying that it could happen at any point.
In response to requests for comment, the Kenya Airports Authority did not reply right away.
Earlier this year, workers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport went on strike for a whole day because they were worried about a plan to rent the airport to the Adani Group, an Indian company run by billionaire Gautam Adani.
The US finally dropped the planned deal after charging Adani and seven others with paying bribes to Indian government officials worth about $265 million. The Adani Group has denied these claims.
For example, in a message dated September 23 and seen by Reuters, KAWU Secretary General Moses Ndiema said that the KAA board was not competent and was not acting in Kenya’s best interests.
Not saying how long the strike would last, Ndiema said, “Recent events involving the Adani deal and other decisions show how incompetent and out of touch with reality the board is.”
