Let government remove veil of secrecy from deals involving national assets

Containers at the Kenya Ports Authority in Mombasa County. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

On Wednesday, politicians allied to the Deputy President William Ruto dropped a shocker that has set tongues wagging and got Kenyans worried. 

Led by former Vice President Musalia Mudavadi, they alleged that the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta has mortgaged Kenyan ports of Lamu, Mombasa and Kisumu to a foreign country because of the proposal to have Dubai Port World of United Arab Emirates manage and develop certain aspects and sections of the ports.