“It Was Greed, Not Politics” – Njoroge Contradicts Wanjigi’s Story on JKIA’s Cancelled Billion-Shilling Project

Digital strategist Pauline Njoroge has hit back at businessman Jimi Wanjigi over his claims regarding the cancellation of the multi-billion-shilling Greenfield Terminal project at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

During a media interview on Sunday, May 17, 2026, Wanjigi accused former President Uhuru Kenyatta of scrapping the massive airport expansion project out of political malice, claiming Uhuru punished him for shifting his political allegiance to opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Wanjigi defended his role in the project and denied benefiting from any state contracts under either the Uhuru or Ruto administrations.

“I was part of Green Field at JKIA, which was a project given to me by the Kibaki regime, not by the Uhuru regime. I never got any project or did anything under the Uhuru or Ruto regime,” he said.

Wanjigi asserted that the cancellation directly stemmed from Uhuru’s displeasure with his political choices.

“In 2016, my good friend Uhuru decided to cancel it because he said I was supporting Raila Odinga. You just can’t cancel a project; there is a cost of cancellation. That ended up being a huge cost to Kenyans; that cancellation not only cost in terms of paying for that cancellation cash-wise, but we are also left behind by other destinations,” he added.

Wanjigi also held Uhuru solely responsible for the stalled project, arguing that taxpayers bore massive financial losses for an empty field.

“It is not my fault that we did not do it; blame Uhuru Kenyatta. He ordered the cancellation, and he cancelled it for one reason: Jimi was not supporting him politically anymore. The contractor was heavily paid, and nothing was done; the contractor just dug a hole,” he further said.

Njoroge Says Raila Told Her a Very Different Story

However, Njoroge swiftly dismissed Wanjigi’s narrative, countering that the government terminated the project due to astronomical financial demands tied to the tender rather than political differences.

According to Njoroge, Raila Odinga personally briefed her on the details of the contract, directly contradicting Wanjigi’s version of events.

“I remember Baba once narrating to me the facts about the Green Field Terminal issue. No Jimmy. Uhuru did not cancel the tender because you were not supporting him politically. It was because of the enormous cut you were demanding from the project, a figure that would have significantly eaten into the actual project funds,” she said.

Njoroge accused the businessman of posturing in public and suggested he should just declare his true political alignment.

“The issue was not politics, but excessive greed. The guy is not who he portrays himself to be. He should just say he is ‘tutam’ without beating around the bush. Nobody will beat him up for it,” she added.

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