Kenya’s President Ruto faces mounting pressure over a series of controversial proposals by an Indian conglomerate to upgrade the country's aging infrastructure.

A Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 is parked during a strike by Kenya airports union workers to protest against a proposed deal for India’s Adani Group to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for 30 years, in Nairobi, Kenya on September 11. | Photo Credit: Reuters

The Adani Group has denied claims made by a Kenyan newspaper that its proposal for the Kenya Airports Authority was approved in 17 days. The group clarified that it has not issued any statements or engaged with the media on this matter,

Adani Group clarifies local news report claiming statement on Kenya Airports Authority, says ‘entirely false’, warns of ‘fake press releases’ being circulated.

Adani Group has told a Kenyan court that its interest in redeveloping Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was sparked by media reports highlighting the facility's deteriorating condition. The court had suspended the group’s plan with the Kenyan government that would see it develop the airport in return for a 30-year lease.

The Adani Group in a latest development to the 'Fake Adani Group Press Release' has firmly denied reports circulating in the media, particularly a piece published by The Standard in Kenya, which claimed that the conglomerate made a statement regarding the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and the approval process for a proposal.