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Coverage dated September 10, 2024

Flights grounded at Kenya's main airport as workers protest against Adani deal

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of workers at Kenya's main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday against a planned deal between the government and a foreign investor. Planes have remained grounded, with hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Flights grounded at Kenya's main airport as workers protest against Adani deal (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of workers at Kenya's main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday against a planned deal between the government and a foreign investor. Planes have remained grounded, with hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport.

  2. Washington Times

    Workers’ protest grounds flights at Kenya’s main international airport (opens Washington Times)

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

  3. Voice of America

    Workers' protest grounds flights at Kenya's main airport (opens Voice of America)

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    Hundreds of workers at main international airport demonstrated against planned deal between government and foreign investor

  4. Digital Journal

    Kenya airport strike disrupts flights (opens Digital Journal)

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    Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at Kenya's main airport on Wednesday as staff went on strike over a planned takeover by an Indian company. The

  5. Washington Times

    Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya’s main airport (opens Washington Times)

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    Kenya's airport workers' union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country's main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Kenya: Aviation workers' union ends strike – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The strike was called in protest at a proposed Indian airport takeover that unions fear could cost Kenyan jobs.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Kenya’s largest airport disrupted by strike over possible Indian leasing de (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Workers at Kenya’s largest airport went on strike to protest a possible leasing deal with India’s Adani Group.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Kenya airport workers strike over takeover bid by India’s Adani Group (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Protest by hundreds of workers disrupts flights and leaves passengers stranded in one of Africa’s busiest travel hubs.

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