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Wilson Airport builds Sh163m tower amidst land grabbing claims

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia (right) and Kenya Civil Aviation officials inspect plans for the new control tower complex at the Wilson Airport last week. [Photo: Peter Muiruri/Standard]

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has given assurance that Wilson Airport in Nairobi will not be relocated despite the grabbing of some of its land.

Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the airport’s new control tower complex worth Sh163 million, Macharia refuted rumours that the alleged systematic grabbing of the land was meant to make the airport untenable and precipitate its closure.

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