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Adani Group’s plan to run the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya backfired after the country’s high court temporarily stopped it. The proposed takeover had kickstarted protests from aviation unions in the country.
In a joint application, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the country’s main bar association, and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) told the court that the country could independently raise the USD 1.85 billion required to upgrade the airport in the capital Nairobi.
LSK and KHRC said the alleged 30-year lease of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), East Africa’s largest aviation hub, was unaffordable, threatened job losses, was a fiscal risk, and did not offer taxpayers value for money, court documents published by the KHRC on their website showed. The Adani Group, led by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, Asia’s second-richest person, has not publicly responded to the court order.
Last month, the Kenya Aviation Workers Union called for a strike over the proposed deal, saying that it would lead to job losses and bring in non-Kenyan workers.
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Kenya’s government has said the airport is operating above capacity and needs modernising but that it is not for sale and that no decision has been made on whether to proceed with what it calls a proposed public-private partnership to upgrade the site.
