The government has signed a Sh154.2 billion contract with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) for the expansion and modernisation of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as Kenya moves to increase the airport’s capacity to handle rising passenger and cargo traffic.
The agreement was signed by Aviation Principal Secretary Teresia Mbaika and CRBC General Manager Yu Xiaodong in the presence of Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir and Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) Managing Director Moses Wekesa.
The project is expected to transform Kenya’s main aviation gateway by expanding existing facilities, improving passenger handling capacity and upgrading infrastructure to support growing demand for air transport.
Under the programme, the capacity of the current airport terminal will be increased from 7.5 million passengers annually to 12 million passengers.
A new terminal facility will add an additional capacity of 10 million passengers, raising JKIA’s total passenger handling capacity to 22 million passengers annually.
The expansion is also expected to improve efficiency in cargo handling and ease congestion that has affected operations at the country’s busiest airport.
The signing of the contract comes after the government terminated a planned Sh230 billion public-private partnership deal with India’s Adani Group last year following widespread public opposition, protests and legal challenges over the proposed JKIA modernisation project.
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