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Outrage over JKIA transfer exposes hidden costs of Kenya's PPP deals

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JKIA Express Way toll station connecting from Mlolongo to Westlands [Samson Wire. Standard].

What started out as banter talk on social media of a planned sale of the country's main port of entry by air has quickly evolved into a classical manifestation of the country's elite capture.

For days, it all seemed to be some mischievous endeavour between the responsible Ministry of Transport and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). This is until President Ruto weighed in on the matter last Sunday evening, during a townhall meeting at Mombasa.

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