Strike at Kenya’s airport causing flight delays as Adani deal suspended

The biggest union of Kenya's aviation workers said they would take industrial action over a proposed deal for India's Adani Group to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for 30 years.

The Kenya Aviation Workers Union said the proposed agreement announced in July would lead to job losses and bring in non-Kenyan workers.

On Wednesday morning, dozens of airport workers blew plastic trumpets and chanted "Adani must go", according to footage on local broadcaster Citizen TV, which also showed a police officer hitting a protester with a baton.