Thursday, September 12, 2024 – COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has called out former Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of ignorance.
Speaking at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) where aviation industry workers were
staging a protest over the Adani takeover deal, Atwoli revealed that Murkomen
ignored his calls.
This, he said caused the whole
situation to boil over as players in the industry felt that their concerns were
not being heard.
Atwoli claimed he reached out to Murkomen to advise him on how to handle the Adani deal, which has faced widespread rejection from stakeholders in the aviation sector.
"I called the previous CS
for Roads and Transport, Murkomen, with a view of trying to educate and advise
him to meet with the workers and explain the Adani issue to them. But
unfortunately, our Ministers are arrogant they don't take calls unless they are
from businessmen and employers," Atwoli recounted.
He blamed President William Ruto
over the mess at JKIA, saying he appointed incompetent people.
On Wednesday, activity and business came to a standstill at JKIA as staff made good their threat to shut down operations.
The staffers started staging
their strike at midnight and sustained the momentum through to Wednesday
mid-day.
This culminated in long queues
at the facility, and canceled and delayed flights, sparking outrage from
Kenyans across the board.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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