The High Court has instructed the state to provide proof to support claims that the Adani-JKIA agreement has been rescinded.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye gave the order after Advocate Ezra Makori, representing the Adani Group, requested to be excused from the proceedings citing the cancellation of the projects.
In response, Tony Gachoka and Mt Kenya Jurists, the petitioners in the case, stated that there is no evidence indicating that President Ruto’s directive to cancel the contract has been implemented.
Through Advocates Senior Counsel Kalonzo Musyoka, Kibe Mungai, Dan Maanzo, and Eugene Wamalwa, the petitioners asserted that accountability is essential for those who initiated the disputed project before it is disregarded.
“Public interest litigation, such as this, must continue where there is controversy regarding the leasing of assets that belong to Kenyans,” they stated.
Kibe underscored that the issue should progress to its rightful conclusion as they are also challenging the legality of the various provisions in the PPP Act upon which the Adani-JKIA agreement was based.
“We are discussing significant corruption. We need clarity on what was genuinely cancelled,” remarked Kalonzo.
Mwamuye, while requesting the state to present evidence that the deal has been cancelled, also issued an order prohibiting Adani and any other party from taking control of JKIA until the case is resolved in court.
