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Wandayi defends Adani Group's Sh94 billion energy deal

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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 from the Law Society of Kenya and the Kenya Human Rights Commission.

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