The government has sought to clarify why an ongoing deal to upgrade the JKIA is necessary amid claims that the airport has been sold to an Indian investor.
Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura, while dismissing the reports, said the deal is a public-private partnership whose goal is to modernise the JKIA to international standards.
In the deal, the government intends to bring on board Indian-based Adani Group Holdings to undertake the refurbishment works in a process Mwaura says is rigorous.
The Indian multinational has submitted a proposal to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to take over JKIA in a 30-year concession arrangement that involves upgrading the facility.
