The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has advertised jobs to fill the positions of striking dock workers.
This comes even as operations at the Mombasa port remain at a standstill as the strike enters its third day today.
The 5,000 workers, who are members of the Dock Workers Union (DWU), downed their tools to protest the new National Hospital Insurance Fund rates, The Standard reports.
According to Capital Fm, KPA Managing Director Gichiri Ndua said the strike is illegal and was inconveniencing traders thus the move to advertise the jobs.
He assured traders that management staff had been deployed to the docks to ensure smooth operations before they hire new personnel.
A report by The Nation paints a dire picture of the consequences of the strike with the East African region said to be the most affected.
Traders are said to have lost millions following the strike since no goods can be cleared for import or export.
A call for nationwide protests by Trade Unions Congress of Kenya (TUC-K) over the NHIF rates on Thursday failed to take off.
Only a few people showed up for the demos in Nairobi before the deputy General Secretary Charles Mukhwaya addressed journalists, claiming the srike had been successful.
TUC-Kenya had said it will paralyze the public service over the government’s failure to revoke the new National Hospital Insurance Fund rates.
