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| Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi |
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi will appear before the Senate Monday after Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka sought a statement on plans to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to a private company.
Mbadi will appear before Senate Roads and Transport Committee barely a week after his Roads and Transport counterpart Davies Chirchir had a difficult time convincing Kenyans that the government had not yet entered into a deal with Indian company Adani Airport Holdings Limited.
Onyonka had sought confirmation on whether Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) had signed an agreement with Adani to lease JKIA under the Build Operate Transfêr Model of Public Private Partnership. The Kisii Senator wanted terms of the agreement and associated costs to be incurred by airlines and other users of JKIA, made public.Chirchir told the Senate that there is no Concession Agreement existing between KAA and Adani Airport Holdings Limited pursuant to the latter’s PIP application of March 1, 2024 currently undergoing stakeholder engagement, due diligence and drafting of the concession agreement.
The Senate Committee was chaired by Kiambu Senator Karungo Thangwa.
By Edwin Nyarangi