Nyandarua Senator Methu Kaba Muhia has called out Members of the National Assembly following the cancellation of Adani Group deals by President William Ruto.
In an update on Friday, November 22, the Senator noted that it was strange for the MPs to support the deals and unanimously change their stance within a short period of time.
Muhia also referenced the 2024 Finance Bill where the MPs voted to pass the Bill only for Ruto to drop it later following massive protests.
"You defend Adani in the morning but stand to clap when Adani deals are cancelled in the afternoon. There is a problem in the National Assembly. Vote for the Finance bill and later in the afternoon, stand to clap when Bw. Mkubwa declines to assent," the Senator said.
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This comes hours after Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang'wa questioned whether Kenya will suffer any consequences as a result of cancelling Adani Group's deals with JKIA and Ketraco.
In a statement on Thursday, he said the Senate Committee on Roads and Transport will be interrogating the deals following its cancellations by President William Ruto.
Karungo who serves as the committee's chairperson said they will be seeking to establish if Kenya lost any money as a result of cancelling the deals.
"Now that the Adani deals (JKIA & Kentraco) have been cancelled, the pressing question is: has Kenya incurred any financial losses as a result, and if so, how much? More importantly, who will be held accountable for these losses?
"As the Senate Chairperson on Roads and Transportation, I assure you that this will be our next focus. We will thoroughly interrogate this matter and report our findings to the public," he wrote on X.
On Thursday, Ruto cancelled agreements with the Adani Group, including the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) expansion deal.
This decision follows the indictment of Adani's founder, Gautam Adani, by US authorities for alleged fraud and bribery.
Ruto cited credible information from investigative agencies as the basis for his actions, which received applause in parliament.
"Based on new information provided by our investigative agencies and partner nations - that the procuring agencies within the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum immediately cancel the ongoing procurement process for the JKIA Expansion Public Private Partnership transaction, as well as the recently concluded KETRACO transmission line Public Private Partnership contract, and immediately commence the process of onboarding alternative partners," he said.
