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Kenya Aviation Workers Union Secretary-General Moss Ndiema issues a countrywide strike notice over employment irregularities. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]
Passengers and airlines have been spared a major disruption after the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) suspended a nationwide strike that had been scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 28, following a breakthrough meeting with the government and key aviation agencies.
The suspension follows the signing of a framework agreement between the union, the Ministry of Roads and Transport, Kenya Airways (KQ), Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and Jambojet, paving the way for structured negotiations over the workers' grievances.
The talks, chaired by Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir and attended by Principal Secretary for Aviation and Aerospace Development Teresia Mbaika, resolved to address the issues through a series of negotiations over the next month.
