Friday, September 6,2 024 - National Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura has urged Kenyans to welcome Indian infrastructure company Adani Airport Holdings Limited, which is seeking an investment deal with the Kenyan government to expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.
Addressing the press on
Thursday, Mwaura lauded the Indian firm for its admirable track record in
India, expressing confidence that they will successfully facelift the
international airport.
"We really need to change
going forward and that is why we need a strategic partner bit I can say this
without a fear of doubt that Adani has a very good track record in India and
other places in investments," Mwaura said.
Mwaura further noted that the
$1.85 billion (Ksh.242 billion) investment deal will fix most parts of the
airport including terminals, the runways, and the now dilapidated roofs that
always leak during torrential rains.
"The facility is only able
to cover 7.5 million passengers but last year alone we covered 8.6 million so
we can cover even more like 10 million," noted Mwaura.
"We put tents that were next to the runways, they had a 10-year period, it's now over nine years that is why they are leaking, they cannot sustain.
"They've also made a proposal to
refurbish and create new electricity lines so that we don't have the power
outages because of the fact that the current lines cannot carry the load that
is why we have load shedding everywhere."
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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