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

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

As India leans more toward the private sector to fulfill its overseas economic goals, it must take measures to ensure its credibility remains unaffected.

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.