Gov’t Calls On Kenyans To Submit Proposals Over JKIA Expansion
A week after President William Ruto canceled expansion accords, the government has asked Kenyans to submit new bids to help enhance the country’s main airport and electricity infrastructure.
During his weekly news briefing on Friday, November 29, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura invited Kenyans to submit proposals on how to improve the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and the country’s electrical transmission system.
His statements came in the wake of President Ruto’s instruction to reject an agreement to develop a new power transmission line, as well as the end of negotiations for the Adani Group to expand the JKIA.
“We call upon Kenyans to come forward and bring alternatives to energy and airport building and see what we can do because we have to move forward,” he commented.
At the same time, Mwaura restated the termination of the contentious JKIA-KETRACO transactions, attempting to dispel any concerns about the government’s decision.
Press Statement by the Government Spokesperson Dr Isaac Mwaura on matters of national importance. pic.twitter.com/m6ZFuU43qq
— Spokesperson GoK (@SpokespersonGoK) November 29, 2024
Mwaura remarked that Kenyans should not be concerned about the status of the deals, which had produced a significant rift in the country and many had urged for their revocation.
“We are calling upon Kenyans to actually know that indeed we have cancelled the Adani contracts. Treasury CS John Mbadi made that very clear in Parliament,” Mwaura stated.
Furthermore, he stated that Adani was not involved in the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), which is administered by the Social Health Authority (SHA).
“There are cartels that are seeking to drag Adani everywhere. Adani is not in SHA. Those are just false stories,” he affirmed.
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Ruto announced the decision to cancel the two transactions for Ksh338 billion in his State of the Nation address on Thursday, November 21.
The cancelation occurred after Gautam Adani, the founder and CEO of the multibillion-dollar Indian corporation Adani, and seven other executives were indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in New York on November 20 for allegedly bribing Indian government officials.
At the same time, Mwaura sought to rally support for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), which gave birth to the now-cancelled Adani projects. He disclosed that initiatives are ongoing to use public-private partnerships to develop the water sector.
“Public-private partnerships are here to stay. That is why we want to use them in the water industry so that we don’t stall our own progress,” he stated.
Gov’t Calls On Kenyans To Submit Proposals Over JKIA Expansion
