FAKE: This press statement  isn’t from Adani Group

The Indian firm has denounced the press release.

This press statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) purportedly from Adani Group, is FAKE.

“Incase you are wondering why the government wants the Adani deal to go on here is why,” reads the post.

The statement dated 10 September 2024 claims that Adani Group has expressed concerns over threats of protests against their projects in Kenya, and warned of consequences for those taking part in protests against them. 

The statement further claims that the Group threatened to: “ reveal the names of government shareholders who have benefited from our investments… we will also publish the names of individuals who have received substantial bribes from our company.”

The document was shared amid protests by airport workers over the proposed leasing of Kenya’s largest airport - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Although the statement has Adani logo, it does not appear on the group’s X account, Facebook page and website.

On 16 September, Adani Group disowned the statement and stated that it had not issued press releases in relation to Kenya.“We categorically state that neither the Adani Group nor any of its companies or subsidiaries have issued any press releases related to Kenya… Our official press releases are available on our website,” the statement reads in part.

The firm warned that it will take legal action against “anyone involved in spreading false narratives.”

Further, a Google search led to debunks by other media organisations that also found the document to be fake.

Ghetto Radio examined a press statement shared on X ( purportedly from Adani Group and found it to be FAKE.

This fact-check was published by Ghetto Radio with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and African Fact-Checking Alliance.