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Monday, December 5, 2016

Kenya Airways staff demand better pay with strike action

Corporate News
KQ engineers conduct pre-flight checks on an airplane. Passengers flying to Juba, Entebbe, Kisumu, Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam are among those affected by the strike. PHOTO | FILE
KQ engineers conduct pre-flight checks on an airplane. Passengers flying to Juba, Entebbe, Kisumu, Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam are among those affected by the Monday strike. PHOTO | FILE 
By MUTHOKI MUMO and MUGAMBI MUTEGI
In Summary
  • KQ technical workers said that they are being paid below industry standards – a situation that .,..had been aggravated by the recent withdrawal of some of their allowances.
  • This latest labour crisis at the national carrier comes less than two months after it averted a strike by pilots and contract workers.
  • Monday’s go-slow disrupted operations at the JKIA and delayed at least nine flights, mostly on African destinations

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