We need to debunk the popular myths around the proposal to concession the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ before we can reach a consensus on what is in the national interest of the country. As I followed debate on the subject matter during hearings by parliamentary committees this week, I felt that positions were being taken on the basis of popular myths.
It is a myth to assert that the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is a profitable State corporation as opposed to Kenya Airways- a deeply- indebted and unprofitable outfit. We must remember that the assets it owns and runs were built by the taxpayer.
