Friday, August 30, 2024 – Expect major disruptions in airports after President William Ruto failed to stop the looming strike.
Ruto faced a major setback as
attempts to dissuade airport workers from striking over the controversial
Ksh246 billion Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)-Adani deal fell flat.
A tense five-hour meeting at
State House saw the President and top government officials grappling with the
resolute stance of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU).
Sources close to the union
revealed that the workers demanded full transparency on the JKIA-Adani deal,
including the Adani Public Initiation Proposal (PIP) assessment report and
minutes from negotiations between the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Adani
Holdings Limited.
Without these details, the
workers are set to down their tools on Sunday, September 1, potentially
plunging the aviation sector into chaos.
While no one argues the
upgrading of the airport opened in 1958 is unnecessary, some of the terms of
the deal have left workers and Kenyans alike in uproar.
The Adani Group plans to lease
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which generates Ksh49.063 billion in
annual revenue.
The proposal includes
constructing and refurbishing terminal buildings, improving taxiways, and
potentially building a new runway.
These projects would be funded
through airport revenue, increased fees, and private investments, with Adani
receiving an 18 per cent equity stake after 30 years.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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