Adani Group Airport and Electricity Deals in Kenya Cancelled
President William Ruto has ordered the immediate cancellation of the planned Adani Group takeover deal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The president has also ordered the immediate cancellation of the planned Adani Group takeover deal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
In his State of the Nation address at Parliament, Ruto said this was in view of new evidence by local investigative agencies and information from partner states that link the Indian conglomerate with graft.
“Honourable members, I have stated in the past and now reiterate today that in the face of undisputed evidence or credible information on corruption, I will not hesitate to take decisive action,” Ruto said.
“Accordingly, I now direct in, furtherance of principles enshrined in Article 10 of the constitution on transparency and accountability, and based on new information provided by investigative agencies and partner nations, that the procuring agencies in the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, immediately cancel the ongoing procurement process for the JKIA expansion private-public-partnership,” Ruto said.
The President directed the ministries concerned to “immediately begin the process of onboarding new partners because these are important projects”.
The President’s directive was met with cheers and applause from members of both the Senate and National Assembly.
