Weeks after President William Ruto scrapped the controversial Sh250 billion Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) deal linked to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, The Standard has uncovered further troubling revelations that trace back in time, exposing schemes of grand corruption within government.

It has now emerged that the Kenyan government accumulated over Sh100 billion in loans over the past 12 years in stages, supposedly for the modernisation and expansion of JKIA, but these projects never materialised.

The much-touted and ambitious plans to transform JKIA into a world-class aviation hub, including a new terminal, a second runway, and various expansion projects, have remained nothing more than a pipe dream, with little to show despite the colossal expenditure.