By ABIUD OCHIENGMore by this AuthorThe Labour court has temporarily suspended the strike by aviation workers pending the hearing of the dispute on Thursday morning. KQ CASEJudge Onesmus Makau issued the order on Wednesday following an application by Kenya Airways, which asked the court to stop the strike that it termed illegal. The national carrier said the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) disapproved of its planned partnership with the Kenya Airports Authority on the management of the airport. STRIKE NOTICEThe union filed its case at the High Court but failed to obtain orders stopping the partnership so its officials issued a strike notice on February 28. “By way of a letter dated February 27, and served on Kenya Airways on March 1, 2019, the union issued a strike notice.

Source: Daily Nation March 06, 2019 14:45 UTC