Ksh154.2bn for JKIA but no new runway?

The government is on the verge of committing up to 154.2 billion shillings to overhaul Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, one of the biggest infrastructure bets in recent years. Yet for all the money on the table, the project will not deliver a new runway, the one upgrade many aviation experts have long argued is critical. Official aircraft and passenger traffic projections suggest that the expanded airport could be nearing its limits again by 2029, raising the prospect that taxpayers may soon be asked to bankroll yet another multi-billion expansion.