Kenya court's decision on Adani Group halted the decision to hand over airport operation for 30 years
Kenya: According to Faith Odhiambo, president of the Kenya Law Society, the applicant in the case, the High Court has issued an order barring anyone from implementing or acting on a proposal privately initiated by Adani until the matter is settled.
A court in Kenya has suspended a government plan to allow India's Adani Airport Holdings Limited to operate its main airport for 30 years pending a decision on the matter.
According to Faith Odhiambo, president of the Kenya Law Society, the applicant of the case, the High Court has issued an order barring anyone from implementing or acting on a proposal privately initiated by Adani until the matter is settled.
Nothing has so far been said in this case from the house of the Adani Group. The body of lawyers and Kenya Human Rights Commission-a non-governmental organization, has challenged the right of the government to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the capital Nairobi to Adani Group on grounds it violates the constitution.
They said in their documents, "leasing the strategic and profitable JKIA to a private entity is irrational" and violates constitutional principles of "good governance, accountability, transparency and prudent and responsible use of public funds".
The parties also argue that the $1.85 billion deal between the government and Adani Airports "is unaffordable, risks job losses, disproportionately exposes the public to fiscal risk, and provides no value for taxpayers' money". According to their documents, they claim that Kenya can independently raise funds to expand JKIA without leasing it for 30 years.
