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Kenya’s President William Ruto has cancelled two major deals involving Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after the tycoon was indicted for fraud by US prosecutors.<\/p>\n

In his state-of-the-nation address on Thursday, Ruto said the deals had been cancelled based on “new information provided by our investigative agencies and partner nations”.<\/p>\n

The day before, Mr Adani, India’s second-richest man, was charged with fraud by US prosecutors for allegedly orchestrating a $250m (\u00a3198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US.<\/p>\n

Representatives from Adani Group have denied the allegations from US prosecutors and called them “baseless”.<\/p>\n

“In the face of undisputed evidence or credible information on corruption, I will not hesitate to take decisive action,” said Ruto in a speech met with loud cheers inside parliament.<\/p>\n

The Adani Group was set to invest $1.85bn in Kenya’s main airport in exchange for a contract to run it for 30 years, as well as a $736m deal with the energy ministry to construct power lines.<\/p>\n

Under the airport proposal, the upgrades would involve a new runway and an improved passenger terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.<\/p>\n

The deals with the Adani group were hugely unpopular in the country, and there were concerns of corruption.<\/p>\n

The airport deal sparked a strike among airport workers in September, as many feared it would lead to job losses.<\/p>\n

Energy Minister Opiyo Wandayi told a parliamentary committee on Thursday there was no bribery or corruption involved in the procurement of the power lines.<\/p>\n

President Ruto has pledged to take action against corruption, following repeated allegations against his administration.<\/p>\n

Ruto said his government would now start to look for alternative partners for the airport and energy deals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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