• The young adult happened to be the face of the demonstrations Kenyans held on July 23 against the Adani Group deal with Kenya
• He was on the frontline asking tough questions of President William Ruto, whom he accused of colluding with the Indian company to deprive Kenyans of their critical assets
• Ruto called off the deal on November 21, after Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani was indicted in the US

Eli Odaga, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings with him more than three years of experience policy and current events in Kenya.

Nairobi – Kenyans were initially opposed to the Private Public Partnership (PPP) Kenya has joined Adani Group Holdings with respect to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

The details of the deal came into the limelight on July 11 when it emerged that the Indian company would be handed the rights to facelift JKIA and operate its aeronautical business for at least 30 years before returning it to Kenya.

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The details of the lease came at a time when the country was still dealing with the activism of the youth who had organized a series of anti-government protests.

On July 23, under the banner #OccupyJKIA, the youth came out to disapprove of the Adani deal and organized a march to the airport to show disapproval of the PPP.

A young man was the face of the demonstrations.

He was caught in videos strongly accusing President William Ruto’s administration of “selling” the country’s largest airport without the consent of the citizens.

He asked the president tough questions, including why he “sold” the airport when his predecessor had never considered it.

Source: TUKO.co.ke