The company reportedly being considered to take over the planned Ksh375 billion expansion of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), one of the world’s largest state-owned infrastructure firms. CCCC was involved with the design and construction of two of the most important infrastructure projects in Kenya in the past […]
Investigations have also revealed similar irregularities at Moi International Airport in Mombasa, where tenders were processed under what insiders describe as emergency procurement, even when the situations did not appear to constitute genuine emergencies.
The inflated legal costs represent only a fraction of the Adani affair’s fiscal impact.
“When you hear Raila Odinga talking about Adani, he is testing the waters. He is being used to test the waters. And for a fact, Raila had a share in the Adani deal,” Ndiema declared, responding to Odinga’s Monday criticism of protesters who opposed the original agreement.
Amenya claims that the Kenyan government is negotiating to transfer control of JKIA, East Africa’s largest aviation hub, to a Dubai-based firm with possible connections to the Adani Group.
The Adani deal resurfaced in 2024, only to face legal challenges and protests.
The court heard that contrary to the government’s claim that Adani was the only firm interested in developing JKIA, other firms had floated their proposals.
MPs have ordered a forensic audit on the deal between Kenya Airports Authority and India’s conglomerate Adani Holdings on the proposed upgrade of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy wants the auditor general to establish how Adani became part of the deal. The committee, at the same time, […]
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi was yesterday at pains to defend the government’s decision to accept the Privately Initiated Proposal (PIP) by Adani Holdings Limited to develop and expand the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Mbadi who appeared before the Senate Roads, Transportation and Housing Committee was taken to task to shed light on whether […]
Davis Chirchir is no stranger to controversy. Once a promising figure in Kenyan politics, Chirchir has built a reputation clouded with scandal, corruption, and questionable dealings. Now, as Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS), he finds himself embroiled in yet another storm—the controversial Adani-JKIA deal. This is the man President William Ruto has trusted to […]
