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Flights disrupted at JKIA as workers strike over management row and KAA-KQ merge plan

Passengers stranded at JKIA after Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) staff down their tools over the proposed merger of KQ and KAA. [Jonah Onyango/Standard]

Hundreds of passengers were Wednesday stranded as Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) flights were grounded following a strike by aviation workers over management row.

The workers under Kenya Aviation Workers Union (Kawu) are opposed to planned handover of management to Kenya Airways.

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