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Passengers stranded at Kenya airport

Sep 12, 2024

Nairobi [Kenya], September 12: Hundreds of staff at Kenya's main airport have gone on strike over a planned buyout by India's Adani Group, grounding flights and leaving passengers stranded.
Workers at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) began their protest at about midnight on Tuesday, continuing into Wednesday, objecting to a planned deal to lease the facility to the Adani Group for 30 years in return for an investment of $1.85bn.
The government said the build-and-operate pact with the conglomerate would see JKIA renovated and an additional runway and terminal constructed. The Kenya Airport Workers Union, which is leading the strike and is the biggest union representing Kenya's aviation workers, said the deal would cut jobs and worsen employment conditions.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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