Flights grounded in Nairobi amid stir against Adani deal

Hundreds of workers at Kenya’s main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday against a planned deal between the government and Adani Group. Planes have remained grounded, with hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport.

The government has said the build-and-operate agreement with the Adani Group would see the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport modernised, and an additional runway and terminal constructed, in exchange for the group running the airport for 30 years.

Kenya Airport Workers Union, in announcing the strike, said the deal would lead to job losses and “inferior terms and conditions of service” for those who will remain.

Kenya Airways on Wednesday announced there would be flight delays and possible cancellations because of the ongoing strike at the airport, which serves Nairobi.

The High Court on Monday temporarily halted the implementation of the deal until a case filed by the Law Society and the Kenya Human Rights Commission is heard.