Summary

Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya leaked documents in July exposing a proposed $2 billion deal between Kenya and India’s Adani Group to lease and modernize Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Amenya criticized the deal as financially skewed against Kenya and lacking transparency, sparking public outrage and strikes by JKIA workers.

Though Adani denied wrongdoing, Kenya canceled the airport deal after U.S. authorities indicted Adani’s founder for bribery.

Amenya faces defamation lawsuits and threats but remains resolute, calling his actions a duty to fight corruption in Kenya.