Premium
Police opposed Ruto hotel plan
What you need to know:
- Minutes of a high-level aviation security meeting held on June 26, 2009 also expressed concern that the owners of the hotel had ignored orders from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) to stop its construction.
- KCAA Director-General Gilbert Kibe yesterday did not want to comment on the State corporation’s position regarding the hotel, saying he needed time to get a proper briefing on the matter.
- A member of the committee yesterday recalled how it expressed deep concern that the hotel was built directly opposite the airport and could be used by terrorists to launch attacks on landing or departing aircraft.
Top security agencies warned against the construction of Weston Hotel, co-owned by Deputy President William Ruto, six years ago because they considered it a serious security threat to Wilson Airport, shows new evidence.
Minutes of a high-level aviation security meeting held on June 26, 2009 also expressed concern that the owners of the hotel had ignored orders from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) to stop its construction.
