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Kenyan pilots poised for nationwide strike

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8 years ago

October 11, 2016

Kenyan pilots poised for nationwide strike

An indefinite strike is on the cards by Kenyan pilots who plan to down tools next week to demand an attitudinal change at the national carrier.

Leading the call is a major Kenyan pilots’ union which has already scheduled an indefinite strike to begin on the 18^th of October to protest what it describes as poor management at the troubled national carrier Kenya Airways, the union’s general secretary said on Tuesday.

“We have no confidence in the airline’s recovery,” said the circular from Capt. Paul Gichinga, the head of the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA).

“KALPA’s members will from 5:00 a.m. (local time) Tuesday 18th of October down their tools until a comprehensive change of guard at Kenya Airways is effected.”

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