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Pilots face the sack after failing to strike pay deal with KQ and government

Captain Muriithi Nyagah (centre), the CEO and General Secretary of Kalpa, addresses the press, November 7, 2022. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Negotiations between the striking pilots of Kenya Airways and their employer ended in a stalemate as government asked the management of the troubled airline to fire any pilot who will not return to work.

Even as the pilots refused to call off the strike, the management of Kenya Airways, known as KQ by its international code, opted to advertise for the striking pilot's jobs, opening a new battleground with its workers.

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