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Wandayi defends Adani Group's Sh94 billion energy deal

Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi highlighted the necessity of embracing private investors due to Kenya’s limited fiscal space for taking on new loans. [File, Standard]

Energy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Opiyo Wandayi has defended Adani, a company eyeing a Sh94 billion deal from the Kenyan government in the energy sector.

This comes amid controversy surrounding Adani’s previously secured 30-year lease of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, a Sh238 billion agreement halted by the High Court after legal challenges...