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Now that Adani is out, let a Kenyan company develop JKIA

Following last week's pronouncement by President William Ruto, Indian conglomerate Adani's proposal to develop Kenya's premier airport Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is off the table. However, this does not obviate the need for JKIA's expansion. If anything, it emphasises the urgency of long overdue plans to rebuild an airport that is bursting at the seams literally and figuratively.

It also brings into focus the need for a national aviation policy. The government engaged ALG, a business and strategy consultancy, to develop one. The ALG consultancy focuses on three main objectives: Enhancing Kenya's connectivity at national and international levels, fostering the growth of aviation in Kenya to support job creation and maximising the contribution of the aviation sector to Kenya's economic growth and development.

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