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Kenya: Air Traffic Controllers End Strike After Return-to-Work Deal in Talks Led By CS Chirchir
Strike ended after mediation led by Transport CS Davis Chirchir resolved pay and working condition disputes, restoring operations at Kenya's key airports with delays up to four hours.
- On Tuesday, the Kenya Aviation Workers Union signed a return-to-work deal with the Kenya Airports Authority during talks convened by Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, ending the strike and restoring operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport .
- Air traffic control staff began the action on Monday, citing delays in implementing a long-pending collective bargaining agreement and stalled pay and working condition negotiations.
- Mediators from the Ministry of Labour , KAWU, KAA and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority brokered the deal led by CS Chirchir, while airport authorities activated contingency measures and Kenya Airways adjusted schedules.
- The resolution is expected to ease pressure on Kenya's aviation and tourism sectors, and business travellers, politicians and patients were among those affected by the disruption.
- Although the strike ended, no details of the settlement were disclosed, with Kenya Airline Pilots Association warning prolonged disruptions risk crew fatigue and recalling past JKIA walkouts over the Adani partnership cancellation citing 'corruption'.
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Kenya: Air Traffic Controllers End Strike After Return-to-Work Deal in Talks Led By CS Chirchir
Nairobi -- Air Traffic Control staff have ended a nationwide strike after a return-to-work deal signed by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, is a hub for communications in East Africa. Union reaches agreement. Regeneration, February 17, 2026 – Employees […] The entry Strike at key Kenyan airport ends on its 2nd day appeared first on RegeneraciónMX.
Kenyan aviation workers end strike after flight disruptions
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan aviation workers on Tuesday called off their two-day strike, which had disrupted flights at the country’s main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) agreed to resume work following a meeting involving relevant government ministries and airport authorities. The strike had caused flight cancellations, delays, and diversions affecting both domestic and international trav…
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