Kenya’s president says he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia’s richest me

It follows the indictment of billionaire Gautam Adani in New York on Wednesday. President William Ruto announced that the controversial multimillion-dollar deals in the energy, transport and health sectors would be scrapped during his state of the nation address to parliament on Thursday.

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. In his state-of-the-nation address on Thursday,

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered the cancellation of a procurement process expected to hand control of the country's main airport to India's Adani Group following the indictment of the company's founder in the United States.

It follows accusations that Adani was scheming to pay over $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials, which he denies.

Kenyan President William Ruto sought Thursday to turn the page on a difficult year, cancelling controversial deals with India's Adani Group and vowing to tackle corruption, police kidnappings and gender-based violence.

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been indicted for fraud by U.S. prosecutors and arrest warrants issued for him and his nephew for their alleged roles in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure power-supply deals.

Kenya has terminated two high-profile agreements with India’s Adani Group, intensifying scrutiny on the conglomerate, which is already reeling from allegations of bribery by US authorities.

Kenya cancelled important projects with India's Adani Group following the U.S. indictment of its founder. The deals involved major airport and energy infrastructure valued at billions, but faced scrutiny over transparency and governance.

YouTube Screenshots Kenya’s government has canceled all public-private partnership contracts signed with subsidiaries of India’s Adani Group. It follows the indictment of billionaire Gautam Adani in New York on Wednesday.