Passengers stranded as workers strike at Kenya's biggest airport

Hundreds of airline passengers were stranded in East Africa's busiest airport when aviation workers downed their tools early on Wednesday morning.

The striking workers' grievances range from unfair staff hiring to poor remuneration, they are demanding an overhaul of the board management of the Kenya Airports Authority due to the proposed takeover of the airport by the national carrier Kenya Airways.

The strike followed a notice issued by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union, questioning why the loss-making airline was taking over the operations of the airport for 30 years.