BY SAM ALFAN.
High Court has directed the government to table evidence of cancellation of deals to Adani Group as announced by President William Ruto during State of the Nation address.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye directed said CS Treasury and other respondents in the case should give the evidence after the petitioners submitted that there was nothing to prove that the deal had been cancelled.
“The Respondents shall, in their responses to the Application and the Amended Petition, adduce evidence on any cancellation, withdrawal, rescission, or revocation of the impugned Concession Agreements or Head of Terms,” directed the judge.
The court further issued conservatory order restraining Adani Group, and CS Treasury from approving, or furthering any Concession Agreement relating to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the Adani Group or any other party or entity.
“A conservatory order be and is hereby issued restraining the Respondents, jointly and severally, from entering into, approving, or furthering any Concession Agreement relating to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the 1st and 2nd Respondent or their associated or related entities, or any other Party or Entity,” ordered the judge.
The petitioners including Tony Gachoka, Wiper Democratic Party and Jubilee party said they will proceed with the case to the end as they are also challenging such deals.
The petitioner’s told the court that they want to know if the cancellation of the Adani deal will cost taxpayers compensation of billions and if such compensation will proceed they will need the matter to proceed to full hearing to declare the deals as illegal.
President William Ruto made the pronouncements after the US court in Brooklyn indicted Adani Group chairman Gautam S. Adani, Sagar R. Adani and Vneet S. Jaain, and other executives.
The Indian tycoon was accused of conspiracies to commit securities and wire fraud and substantive securities fraud for their roles in a multi-billion-dollar scheme to obtain funds from U.S. investors and global financial institutions on the basis of false and misleading statements.
