Transport ministry denies JKIA deal claims amid controversy over airport expansion project

We begin at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the scene of yet another controversy over alleged deals. The Ministry of Transport is tonight denying reports of a contract awarded to companies linked to Zimbabwean national Wicknell Chivayo. In response to widespread media reports, Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir dismissed claims of a JKIA upgrade deal, saying the procurement process is still ongoing. Reports had indicated that the modernisation and expansion of the JKIA project had been awarded to Chivayo, a controversial Zimbabwean businessman who has recently been closely associated with President William Ruto.