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Inside Ruto's new Sh206b JKIA upgrade plan after Adani deal flop

A section of JKIA's Terminal 1C in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration is charting a high-stakes course to secure $1.63 billion (Sh206 billion) from international development lenders to overhaul the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

The detailed confidential plan, according to a government briefing document seen by The Standard from the State Department for Aviation and Aerospace Development, outlines a pivot to bilateral and multilateral financiers after the collapse of a high-profile deal with India’s Adani Group.

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