PS Mbaika taken to task over compensation delays for expansion of Wajir Airport

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Principal Secretary for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Teresiah Mbaika. [File, Standard]

The Principal Secretary for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Teresiah Mbaika, has been taken to task by Parliament over the delayed compensation of land owners for the expansion of Wajir Airport.

Mbaika, who appeared before the National Assembly Lands Committee chaired by North Mugirango MP Joash Nyamoko, had a difficult time explaining why it had taken the government more than 10 years to address the critical matter.

Wajir County MP Fatuma Jehow said that the residents of Wajir wanted the matter sorted out as soon as possible so that the airport, which is a key security installation in the country, was expanded and that she was privy to meetings held in 2014 and 2024 over the matter.