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Kenya airport workers strike over takeover bid by India’s Adani Group

Passengers wait at a closed door at the departures terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on September 11, 2024 [Simon Maina/AFP]

Hundreds of staff at Kenya’s main airport have gone on strike over a planned buyout by India’s Adani Group, grounding flights and leaving passengers stranded.

Workers at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) began their protest at about midnight (21:00 GMT) on Tuesday, continuing into Wednesday, objecting to a planned deal to lease the facility to the Adani Group for 30 years in return for an investment of $1.85bn.

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