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The irony of JKIA unveiling airport makeover plan without funding clarity

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The master plan prepared by SIDARA outlines a sweeping transformation of the airport. [File, Standard]

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is pressing on with an ambitious multi-billion dollar plan to transform Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) into a world-class aviation hub.

This comes even as questions remain over how the government will finance the costly project amid severe fiscal constraints, with the agency declining to disclose its funding strategy.

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