Kenya aviation workers to strike over airport deal with India's Adani

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Passengers exit with their luggage at the International Arrival Terminal 1A at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on November 7, 2023. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

Kenya's main aviation union said it would call a strike from next Monday over a proposed deal with an Indian company to develop the country's biggest airport – industrial action that could cause major disruption in the East African travel hub.

The Kenya Aviation Workers Union, which represents airport workers, said the proposed agreement announced last month with India's Adani Airport Holdings would lead to job losses and bring in non-Kenyan workers.