The government has requested Kenyans to submit alternative proposals to aid in the development of the country’s main airport JKIA a week after President William Ruto cancelled expansion deals.
Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura urged Kenyans to bring forward proposals on how best to improve the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and electricity transmission in the country.
His comments came after President Ruto’s directive to cancel a deal to build a new power transmission and the end of negotiations for the expansion of the JKIA to be undertaken by the Adani Group.
“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.
Mwaura reiterated the cancellation of the contentious JKIA-KETRACO deals as he moved to quell any doubts regarding the move by the government.
He further stated that Kenyans should not have doubts regarding the status of the deals, which had caused a great divide amongst the nation and many had called for their cancellation.
He also added that Adani was not involved in the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) that is under 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.
