The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) supports Nelson Amenya's legal battle against Jayesh Saini.
Amenya is a whistle-blower on the opaque JKIA-Adani agreement.
President William Ruto ordered the cancellation of a procurement process expected to award control of the country’s main airport to India’s Adani Group after its founder was indicted in the United States.
The deal was to burden Kenyan taxpayers with billions of shillings in costs.
Amenya’s revelations revealed the lack of due process and the secrecy surrounding this questionable agreement.
Amenya further disclosed to the public the shadowy figures taking over our public health sector under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).
His critical disclosures gave the public information that powerful entities sought to suppress.
Following his exposé and campaigns against the secretive JKIA-Adani deal and SHIF, Saini filed lawsuits against Amenya in Kenya and France.
In our view, the cases are designed to prevent Amenya from disclosing to the public how the agreements were entered into.
We urge the public to support Amenya as he works to raise legal fees to defend himself over charges brought against him.
Retaliatory legal actions threaten democracy and set a dangerous precedent that could deter future whistle-blowers and justice activists from sharing vital information.
We cannot let this stand, as it would dent the fight for transparency and accountability in Kenya.
KHRC calls on all persons of goodwill to support Amenya by contributing to his legal fund, as provided in the details below:
Mpesa: 0729313028
GoFundMe: gofund.me/18256004