National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi faced difficulty convincing a Senate committee investigating a deal made by the Ruto administration and Indian contractor Adani when Mbadi was in the opposition.

Facing former colleagues on the minority side at the Senate, Mbadi tried to explain why President William Ruto administration handed the job to upgrade the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Adani Airport Holdings while other companies had expressed interest.

Mbadi told the Senate Roads and Transport Committee that he was not aware that two other companies had shown interest in the project.