Court halts proposed JKIA-Adani deal

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The High Court has issued orders halting the implementation of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) deal with the Adani Group.

In a ruling on Monday, September 9, 2024, Justice J Chigiti barred the government from implementing the deal until the case filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) was heard and determined.

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“The application dated 9.9.24 is hereby certified as urgent and the same is admitted for hearing during the court recess. Prayer 2 is granted as prayed. The leave so granted shall operate as stay in line with prayer 3,” Justice Chigiti ruled.

“The applicant shall file and serve the substantive application within 3 days. The respondents and the interested parties shall thereafter file and serve their respective responses if any 5 days of service. The Applicant shall thereafter file and serve its submissions within 3 days thereafter. The Respondents and the interested parties shall thereafter file and serve their respective submissions within 3 days of service.”

The matter shall be mentioned on October 8, 2024, to secure a judgment date.

More to follow…

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