President Uhuru Kenyatta was implicated in the March 6, 2019, disruptions at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, following a workers' strike against the proposed merger between Kenya Airways (KQ) and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) opposed the merger, while KAA defended it as necessary. The dispute escalated into a strike that canceled flights and stranded passengers. Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna accused Kenyatta of orchestrating the chaos, alleging his family sought to seize control of the airport through the merger.
Miguna claimed the First Family's 2012 acquisition of Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) fueled the conflict, citing a Sh3.1 billion debt owed by KQ to the bank. He compared Kenyatta to his parents and former leaders, accusing them of systemic looting. "Mr. @UKenyatta is a masterful thief... he is currently orchestrating chaos at the JKIA so that he can bankrupt KAA before grabbing it cheap," Miguna tweeted.
The original report noted the 2012 ownership context of CBA by the First Family, linking it to the merger dispute. No official response from Kenyatta or KAA was reported in the article.
