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Aviation workers issue a seven-day strike notice to shut down JKIA, protesting an 11-year salary freeze and discriminatory contracts, threatening Kenya’s economic lifeline.

Kenya’s aviation sector is staring at a total blackout. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) has issued a seven-day strike notice that could ground all flights at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), citing a "criminal" stagnation of wages dating back to 2015.
This is not a drill. KAWU Secretary General Moss Ndiema has drawn a line in the tarmac: "We will close the airspace, ground everything, and shut down all Kenyan airports." The threat follows the collapse of court-ordered mediation with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), whom the union accuses of bad faith and "management arrogance."
The workers' demands paint a picture of an industry in freefall behind the scenes, even as it projects success to the world:
A shutdown of JKIA is not just a travel inconvenience; it is an economic heart attack. Flowers will rot in the cargo sheds, tourists will cancel bookings, and Kenya’s reputation as a regional hub will take a beating it cannot afford. The government has seven days to find the money, or the skies over Nairobi will go silent.
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