Rocking the boat: Seafarers' union hit by leadership wrangles

Kenya Maritime Authority assistant registrar of seafarers Josphine Ntria when she met with the M.v Jilan crew at Mombasa Port. [Omondi Onyango, Stamndard]

The registrar of trade unions has been forced to intervene in a fresh scuffle pitting two factions fighting for control of the Seafarers Union of Kenya (SUK).

Already, the two sides have conducted separate elections with both of them claiming to have complied with a court directive to hold the polls.