The National Assembly has promised to investigate if the Mombasa Port risks being taken over by China if Kenya fails to repay the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) loan.
The Parliamentary Public Investments Committee chairperson Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir said that they would seek to understand why Kenya Ports Authority was listed as a guarantor for the SGR loan from the Chinese.
Speaking during a media briefing on Thursday, Nassir said that they will seek answers to what led to a decision that risks the future of KPA.
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“Is KPA standing at a threat of going? Those are threats that are there. It does not mean that KPA is going. It is our job now to try and find out what exactly transpired until KPA ended up being a guarantor,” Nassir said.
Nassir stated that KPA is a strategic investment that should never be allowed to be controlled by foreigners.
He cited Zambia Broadcasting Corporation as an example of a sensitive national investment in Zambia that has been taken over by the Chinese as part of getting back loans.
He also warned the government against allowing Kenya Airways taking over Kenya Airports Authority.