Media Wire Express Correspondent
Adani Airport Holdings Limited has paid a $50,000 (about Ksh.6.47 million) review fee to the Kenyan government for its $1.85 billion (Ksh.242 billion) proposal to take over and renovate Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.
The fee was deposited into the Public Private Partnerships Facilitation Fund as part of the submission process.
Recent court filings, obtained by Citizen Digital, reveal that the Indian infrastructure firm, part of the Adani Group, has complied with legal requirements by submitting the review fee and providing all necessary documents. These include incorporation papers, corporate documents, tax compliance records, and financial statements, which were provided to aid the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Directorate and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) in their review.
In an affidavit filed on September 17, Adani confirmed that the Kenya Airports Authority acknowledged receipt of the proposal on March 18. The authority indicated that the project was cleared to proceed to the development phase, which includes a feasibility study.
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The feasibility report outlines the project’s environmental and social impacts, financial plan, and how it aims to offer value for money to the Kenyan public. This move comes amid ongoing legal challenges from the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), who filed a case on September 9 seeking to block the deal. The legal outcome will influence the future of this major infrastructure project.
