ADANI-JKIA DEAL: ‘Not Yet Signed!’ – Whistleblower Reveals The Hurdles Ruto Faces
Nelson Amenya confirmed on Wednesday that the contract has yet to be signed, citing the public outcry that occurred after he leaked details.
Gag orders, how can you stop one from talking by about matters of national importance and public interest? pic.twitter.com/sDG6YfWZAt
— Nelson Amenya (@amenya_nelson) September 18, 2024
Amenya was the one who blew the whistle on the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Adani deal after discovering its documents.
“This deal has not been signed yet because of course after I exposed it things slowed down. If I did not expose it, it would have already been signed,” stated Amenya during an interview with KTN News.
Nelson Amenya: This deal has obviously not been signed yet because after I exposed it, things slowed down. If I hadn’t exposed it, it might have already been signed. However, due to the public uproar and the noise being made, it has become impossible for them to sign the deal… pic.twitter.com/NCh85Uu1t3
— KTN News (@KTNNewsKE) September 18, 2024
He went on to say that the deal was shrouded in secrecy, which is why Transportation Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir took the time to appear before the Senate.
According to Amenya, Chirchir did not reveal everything in the initial proposal when he made his submissions on the House floor.
Amenya even mentioned a senior Kenya Kwanza politician, who received bribes to hasten the deal.
The whistleblower then challenged the government to provide documents to prove what he was saying was not true.
The whistleblower blamed JKIA’s sorry state on mismanagement, revealing that a Chinese firm was contracted in 2020 to repair the leaking roofs at the national airport, even though the problem persists to this day.
“Do you know that there was a tender of Ksh1 billion that was issued to a Chinese firm for them to repair the roof?” Amenya posed.
“The first time they were given this tender was 2020 I believe, and then when CS Murkomen was in power they were called again.”
He went on to say that the tender was single-sourced, with government officials allegedly preventing a competitive process.
Despite the Chinese firm’s shoddy work, Amenya claimed it was still contracted to complete the project.
He stated that despite all of these facts, work was not completed despite the firm receiving a whopping Ksh1 billion.
Amenya was responding to a question about whether JKIA required an upgrade due to its deteriorating condition.
The whistleblower accused the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) of failing to ensure that funds set aside to renovate JKIA were properly used.
“It is mismanagement of funds that has led JKIA to the point where it is today and that’s why we are in dire need for an upgrade, a new terminal,” Amenya said.
Nelson Amenya: I am challenging Aaron Cheruiyot to come and say I'm lying that he didn't go to India and that he doesn't know the KNH chairman takes him to the airport, picks him and all this Indian syndicate that he is working with. He should come out and say that this is false.… pic.twitter.com/k1tuNpyfzr
— KTN News (@KTNNewsKE) September 18, 2024
He concluded that an upgrade was required at JKIA, but that the proper process must be followed.
“If it’s a PPP project then it has to follow the PPP Act of 2021 whether it’s an emergency or not.”
Despite the controversy surrounding the Adani Group, the conglomerate has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
On Wednesday, September 18, the firm issued a press statement denying yet another claim that the KAA had approved their proposal in 17 days and confirming that the contract had not yet been signed.
ADANI-JKIA DEAL: ‘Not Yet Signed!’ – Whistleblower Reveals The Hurdles Ruto Faces
