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Raila now sings Ruto's song defending JKIA-Adani deal

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ODM leader Raila Odinga. [File, Standard]

ODM leader Raila Odinga has defended the government deal with Indian firm Adani Holdings Limited that seeks to overhaul and upgrade Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) despite the heat it has raised in country.

Raila said the arrangement handled through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement was a better way of executing state projects than seeking funds through World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) adding the government is today reeling under a debt burden.

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