High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye has been forced to adjourn his virtual proceedings in a case challenging the JKIA takeover by Indian conglomerate Adani Group.
The move came after a rowdy group of people stormed the session and started chanting 'Adani must go'.
The judge was to issue directions in a case in which Journalist Tony Gachoka and Mt Kenya Jurists are challenging the JKIA takeover by the Adani Group.
But the session became impossible to manage after a majority of the attendees disrupted the court with chants saying "JKIA is not for sale" and "Adani must go".
Some were inappropriately dressed appearing with vests while eating from their plates.
"Due to some low-level disruptions, the court is unable to proceed with this matter on the virtual platform. Matter stood over to 22nd in open court," said the Judge.
In the case before Mwamuye, Gachoka and Mt Kenya Jurists argue that the whole process regarding the JKIA-Adani deal is tainted with illegalities.
Through advocate Ndegwa Njiru, the duo argue that the takeover or the proposed alienation was never subjected to mandatory public participation yet it involves a strategic national asset.
In the suit filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Judge Chigiti issued an order prohibiting any person from implementing or acting on the privately initiated Adani proposal over JKIA pending the conclusion of the court case.
The duo argued that leasing a strategic and profitable Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to a private entity is irrational.
The deal they said violates the principles of good governance, accountability, transparency, and the prudent use of public money.