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State mulls hiring fresh produce cargo planes after KQ pilots' strike

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi says the government may consider contracting special cargo aircraft to ferry fresh produce to cushion the sector from losses occasioned by the Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots' strike.

The pilots are demanding the reinstatement of their provident fund, a pension plan that both pilots and KQ contribute to.

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