Mudavadi Moves to Quell Protestors’ Fears That JKIA Has Been Sold
In the last few days there have been rumors that JKIA is being sold. These rumors provided the spark for the latest calls for protests on Maandamano Tuesdays. I covered the reasons more in depth in this article:
To get ahead of the rumors, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has come out to say that JKIA is not for sale. In a press briefing this morning, he said:
Let me discount immediately that the airport is not for sale. This is a public asset. It is a strategic asset, and if it was going to be sold, it has to go through a full public process that parliament endorses. So anybody who is given the impression that Jomo Kenyatta airport has been sold, is not being factual. It is not true.
He however admitted that there were some plans in place to modify the airport
What we need to appreciate is that we need to modernize our airport. That means investment will have to take place at the airport. We need a new terminal. You remember there was a greenfield terminal but it never took off. The contractual engagement had its challenges. There was litigation, it stalled, and the rest is history. Going forward, the Kenya Airports Authority must look at its investment program and ensure that everything is transparent.
Here is the full video of the statement by Mudavadi:
