Airport employees are represented by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union, which claimed that job losses will result from the proposed agreement with India’s Adani Airport Holdings that was revealed last month.
Aviation Union In Kenya
The largest aviation union in Kenya announced that it would go on strike starting on Monday, March 31 in protest over a planned agreement with an Indian business to build the nation’s largest airport. These strikes could seriously impede travel to and from the East African hub.)
Airport employees are represented by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union, who claimed that the proposed agreement with Adani Airport Holdings of India, which was revealed last month, will result in job losses and attract non-Kenyan jobs.
In a seven-day notice of strike issued on Monday, it demanded that the government revoke what it called the “unlawful intended sale of JKIA (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) to Adani Airport Holdings of India.”
In a seven-day notice of strike issued on Monday, it demanded that the government revoke what it called the “unlawful intended sale of JKIA (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) to Adani Airport Holdings of India.”
As for the proposed public-private partnership to renovate the hub, the Kenyan government stated it was still in the process of deciding whether or not to move forward with it. The airport is not for sale.
It was not immediately possible to get in contact with an Adani Group spokesperson.
The National Carrier Kenya Airways Might Also See Severe Disruptions From Any Walkout.
Secretary General Moss Ndiema of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union stated in the strike notice, “We shall reconsider our intention to engage in industrial action… only if the Adani Airport Holdings Limited’s deal is abandoned in its entirety.”
His demand that the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) board as a whole step down was reiterated.
The KAA acknowledged receiving a strike notice on Monday. Negotiation is how we expect to reach a conclusion,” Elijah Miano, a spokesman, stated.
The authorities have said that Adani will modernize the passenger terminal and install a second runway at JKIA.
Allan Kilavuka, the chief executive of Kenya Airways, did not answer an inquiry seeking comment.
Speaking about leaking roofs and other issues that it claimed had created “international embarrassment,” the administration stated in a statement on the Adani proposal last month that JKIA was overcrowded and in dire need of upgrades. The airport can only handle 7.5 million passengers annually.
It was stated in the announcement that the government was “constrained to fund due to the current tight fiscal situation” and that modernizing JKIA might cost up to $2 billion.
It stated that an evaluation of Adani’s offer was ongoing. The administration promised safeguards to guarantee the protection of Kenya’s national interests in the event that an agreement is reached.
A nationwide movement of youth-led protests over proposed tax increases that arose in June has also taken issue with what they see as a lack of openness regarding the proposed Adani contract.
Protesters attempted to close JKIA last month, but police prevented them from entering.
(This report’s picture and headline may have been altered by Business Standard staff; the remainder of the information is automatically produced from a syndicated feed.)
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