Kenyan President William Ruto sought Thursday to turn the page on a difficult year, cancelling controversial deals with India's Adani Group and vowing to tackle corruption, police kidnappings and gender-based violence.

Kenya’s president says he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia’s richest men.

President William Ruto has ordered the immediate cancellation of Adani Group deals involving Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), stating that he is a listening leader.

The president’s announcement came a day after Gautam Adani, the chair of the Indian conglomerate, was indicted in New York over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme.

Kenyan President William Ruto announced the cancellation of a $2 billion airport deal and a $736 million energy partnership with India's Adani Group. The decision follows an indictment of the group's founder in the U.