The Kenya Airports Authority has clarified that the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has received an investment proposal from Adani Airport Holdings limited for renovation and construction of Terminal 1 amid reports that the national asset was on sale.
In a statement by KAA acting managing director Henry Ogoye, Adan Holding wishes to provide investment in the passenger upgrade terminal runway, apron and taxiway as ratified by the airports medium term investment plan.
KAA adds that the proposal will be subjected to all the necessary review by various stakeholders in line with the public private Partnership act and under watch of the attorney general and the national treasury.
This, in the wake of reports that the the govt had entered into a deal with Adani Holding to sell the national asset which however was sharply renounced by the prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi
KAA has further assured all its staffers that their jobs are secured, calling on the airport’s business community to rally behind the expansion of JKIA for enhanced opportunity and attendant benefits.