Travellers Stranded As
Operations At Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Currently Paralysed
Travellers Stranded As Operations At JKIA Come to A Standstill: Operations of flights into and out of Nairobi’s main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is paralysed as Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) down tools over the planned leasing of the airport to rogue Indian firm Adani Group for 30 years. The deal, if it goes through threatens to render many workers jobless.
The Strike Notice Read,”Pursuant to the provisions of Article 41 (2) (d) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Section 76 (a) and (c) of the Labour Relations Act 2007, and all other enabling provisions of the law, we wish to formally notify you that all unionisable employees of the of Kenya Airways and Kenya Airports Authority shall go on strike after the expiry of seven (7) days from today, 12th August 2024.
“For Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), this action is necessitated by your failure to heed to our demands conveyed via our three letters dated 6th August 2024 in which demanded for the immediate resignation of the entire Board of Directors for their show of incompetence in presiding over the unlawful intended sale of JKIA to Adani Airport Holdings of India while they should have exercised prudence and accountability as the custodians of this national strategic asset on behalf of Kenyans,”
Adding: We also demanded for your immediate resignation and that of the General Manager Human Resource Development, Mr. Anthony Njagi, and the General Manager Engineering, Mr. Meshack Ochieng Otwaro on account of unsuitability to hold public office due to incompetence and questionable integrity as demonstrated by the unprofessional and unlawful manner in which you are orchestrating the illegal sale of JKIA to Adani Group of India, your undying appetite for impunity, and disrespect of the rule of law, among others.
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