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Government sued over controversial Adani energy deal

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Police officers tries to contol some of the stranded passengers at JKIA after aviation workers staged a strike over contraversial take over by a foreign investor on September 11, 2024. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

The government has been sued for awarding a controversial multi-billion tender for constructing three electricity transmission lines and two substations to India's Adani Group.

The lawsuit, filed by the Commission for Human Rights and Justice through its director, Julius Ogogoh, alleges that the agreement between Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) and Adani was conducted secretly, without proper public participation.

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