Kenya: Ruto Says New Airport Construction Starts Next Month

President William Ruto has said the construction of a new airport will begin next month, a day after it emerged that the government had awarded a Chinese company a Ksh375 billion contract to modernise and expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

According to the President, funding for the project is already available, although the government has not publicly detailed the source of the funds.

“We tried building a new airport, and people revolted. The current airport has a canvas…