THE STANDARD NATIONAL Kenya Ports Authority acting Managing Director Salim Rashid has directed the workers' union to hold their elections and avoid continued disruption of work. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] The prolonged Dock Workers’ Union (DWU) elections could hurt the productivity of the Port of Mombasa. The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Rashid Salim has issued a memo to workers asking them to end campaigns to avoid disruption of work especially at the terminal. It is at the terminal where loading and off-loading of cargo takes place. “Last Monday, the MD wrote a memo to workers directing them to minimise campaigns at the port to avoid disruption of work at the facility,” said KPA Senior Communication Officer Hajji Masemo.