This is after he built a
private airport situated right at the heart of his Northlands City in Ruiru.
A photo of the private airport in
Northlands City has divided Kenyans.
The infrastructure which can be
publicly viewed through Google satellites at coordinates 1°11'29"S
36°58'42"E is marked as Northlands Aerodrome and described as a
domestic airport.
The airport has a functional
runway strip that can allow the landing of private planes and jets.
At the far end of the runway
strip, there is an unmarked building believed to be a hanger.
A section of Kenyans
congratulated the former President for having his own airport noting that it
was one of the best assets to invest in.
Martor Muriithi commenting on
social media remarked that this was a game changer for the Kenyatta family as
well as the Northlands project.
The Northlands City is a
futuristic commercial and residential housing project expected to cost
upwards of Ksh500 billion.
Other Kenyans worried about how the facility would be regulated considering it was on private
property.
They raised fears that few
individuals may use the private airport to bring unregulated goods to the
country.
The Northlands City sits on an
11,000-acre piece of land in Ruiru and transverses the Eastern bypass from
City Cabanas to Ruiru.
Once completed, the project
will play home to commercial spaces, industrial parks, schools, and residential
areas among others.
It's not clear if the
Kenyatta family would extend the use of the private airport to residents of
Northlands City.
The Kenyan DAILY POST.
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