Kenya: Hundreds Of Travellers Stranded In Nairobi Airport Due To Workers Strike - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
Hundreds of travellers were stranded at Nairobi’sinternational airport on Wednesday as riot police deployed and teargas was firedto disperse striking workers.
With flights grounded since midnight, passengerswere advised on Wednesday morning not to come to the Jomo KenyattaInternational Airport East Africa’s busiest according to the Kenya AirportsAuthority until further notice.
Inside the terminals, strikers faced off with policewho fired teargas as they moved in to arrest union officials they accused ofinciting workers.
Passengers waiting for flights, some for hours, were asked to leave the airport, and gathered in parking and waiting areas outside the building.