Airport Hires Five Buses for Ksh 11 million per Month

He directed KAA chairman David Kimaiyo to ensure the people responsible for theft of public resources at the parastatal are brought to book.

The President cited a case where KAA has hired 5 buses that transport passengers within the airport at an outrageous cost of Ksh 11 million per month.

“I find it impossible to believe and to understand that you can say that you have buses you pay Ksh 11 million a month. Why don't you come and I give you NYS buses at Ksh 100, 000,” said the President.

“We cannot sustain this. You must use resources properly and those who did this must be taken to court and they must return the public money,” he said.

The President spoke after touring the JKIA Terminal 2 which has already started operating as the airport undergoes massive expansion.

Upgrading othe major airports

“It is a moment of pride for all of us as we celebrate our resilience,” said the President.

The new terminal, that brings JKIA annual capacity to 7.5 million passengers, will cater for arrival and departure.

Some of the key projects are the ongoing improvement of the Moi International Airport, Mombasa, upgrading of Isiolo Airport to international Airport Standard and upgrading of similar facilities in many parts of the country.

The Kenya Airports Authority will soon embark on building Terminal 3 which will have a capacity to handle 20 million passengers annually.

Acting Transport Secretary James Macharia said projections show that JKIA will be handling 25 million passengers in 2015 and this calls for exponential investment in infrastructure development.

“We are currently engaging FAA to give JKIA ranking 1 so that it can handle direct flights to the US,” Macharia.

Mr  Kimaiyo said besides the mordenisation of the airports, the Government has enhanced and will continue improving the safety of airports.

“We will increase the security and safety of the airports in Kenya so that we can compete with other international airports,” he said.