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Current situation at JKIA (Photos)

Passengers stranded at JKIA as flights are grounded.

Passengers are still stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after aviation workers downed their tools on Wednesday in protest over management and the planned Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya Airways merger.

Flights at JKIA have been grounded since 3am.

The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) striking members include cabin crew, security, air traffic controllers, and aircraft maintenance service providers.

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