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The government is said to have entered into a concession deal with the Indian firm to expand the facility and run the operations for 30 years.
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said on July 30 that the government has not yet inked any agreements with Adani Airports Holdings Limited over upgrading the JKIA infrastructure.
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Jubilee party secretary general Jeremiah Kioni has stated that they will revoke the JKIA lease agreement, once they take power.
Kioni claimed the agreement was illegal stating that Parliament was not involved in the process that led to it being leased out.
He said as opposition leaders, they do not recognise it promising that once they take to power, they will revoke the agreement.
“Be very careful, when we come to power we will not recognise that sale,” he said.
He spoke during an event at Ufungumano House.
It was attended by Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa (DAP-K) and Peter Munya (PNU) among several others.
The government is said to have entered into a concession deal with the Indian firm to expand the facility and run the operations for 30 years.
Adani Group wants to invest $2 billion (Sh260 billion) in JKIA for a new terminal and runway.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said on July 30 that the government has not yet inked any agreements with Adani Airports Holdings Limited over upgrading the JKIA infrastructure.
In a clarification on the group's PIP Mudavadi said the proposal by the firm is currently undergoing due process including reviews and negotiations.
He said this complies with the PPP Act.
Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen echoed the sentiments noting he has not 'sold' the airport as widely claimed.
Murkomen said he cannot enter into any Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as a Cabinet Secretary.
Speaking in Parliament during his vetting, Murkomen maintained that JKIA is yet to enter into a Privately Initiated Proposal (PIP) with the Adani Group.
He, however, noted that this will not be the first PIP as the Expressway was constructed through the proposal.
"The difference between the Expressway and the JKIA is that there was a proposal," he said.
Murkomen explained that when a PIP is made, in this case, Kenya Airports Authority will go through a preliminary process of establishing the viability and verifying the capacity of the company.
After this, the process moves to the PPP directorate in the Treasury, a step which Murkomen said is yet to be reached.
He explained that KAA was to first establish a relationship with the proponent.
He said they have reached a threshold where they are to do public participation and stakeholder engagement, after which they will send the report to the PPP.
Murkomen explained that the process is too complex to be done by one individual, insisting that he has not 'sold' the airport.
"I want to assure Kenyans that where the proponent will build the terminal is only a small section of the airport land, and we need it," he said.