High Court judge Andrew Mwammunye halts a court hearing related to the Adani deal.
This comes after Kenyans stormed the virtual courtroom.
The High Court has recently been forced to adjourn its hearing of a case involving Adani Group Limited after Kenyans stormed the virtual courtroom, disrupting the session.
Several Kenyans allegedly sneaked into the virtual court proceedings after accessing details of the online court session and began shouting “Adani Must Go! JKIA is not for sale,” prompting the judge to intervene.
Despite Justice Andrew Mwamunye’s attempts to call the session into order, his efforts hit the rocks, forcing him to stop the proceedings.
The judge has however announced that an appropriate time to reconvene would be announced in due course.
“I understand your protests and I am unable to deliver this judgment now,”
A petition had been filed by activist Tony Gachoka and a group of lawyers where the National Treasury and Adani are the respondent
According to the petition, Tony Gachoka challenged the government’s decision to lease the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the Indian conglomerate.
In his suit, Gachoka argued that the Public-Private agreement between President William Ruto’s administration and Adani was reached without adequate public participation.
The petitioners further argued that the country’s main airport was the flagship project of the Kenya Airports Authority and that leasing it to an Indian company owned by a private citizen contravened the law.
