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Published on September 30, 2026
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has challenged billionaire Aliko Dangote to deliver the Sh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery within the 40-month timeline announced for the project.
Published on September 30, 2026
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said the Kenyan government will take a stake in the planned Sh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery, with the State expected to deploy public assets and use the National Infrastructure Fund to invest in the project.
Published on September 30, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 30 – President William Ruto has challenged billionaire Aliko Dangote to deliver the Sh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery within the 40-month timeline announced for the project. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony in Lamu on Wednesday, Ruto said Kenyans closely monitor government and investment timelines, warning Dangote that the public would hold him to account if the refinery…
Image: Citizen DigitalPublished on September 30, 2026
Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony of the refinery project on Wednesday, September 30, President Ruto said the government would acquire a stake in the investment by contributing assets, including land, while ensuring that local communities benefit from the development. President William Ruto has said the construction of the Ksh.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu County is expected to…
Published on September 30, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 30 – President William Ruto has said the Kenyan government will take a stake in the planned Sh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery, with the State expected to deploy public assets and use the National Infrastructure Fund to invest in the project. Ruto said the government would participate directly in the ownership of the refinery, which is being…
Published on September 30, 2026
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President William Ruto broke ground on Wednesday (September 30) on a planned Sh2 trillion oil refinery aimed at meeting growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed were among regional leaders attending the ceremony. The project is part of Dangote’s ambition to replicate the…
Published on September 30, 2026
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto and Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote have broken ground for the Sh2.2 trillion East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu, marking the formal start of construction of the massive petroleum project.
Published on September 30, 2026
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Following calls by Kenya's opposition for the International Criminal Court to initiate an investigation against President William Ruto over political violence, a viral video claims he received a "red alert" from the court. But there is no evidence of any formal action against Ruto.
Image: Citizen DigitalPublished on September 30, 2026
President William Ruto and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, are leading the groundbreaking ceremony for the 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya. Several heads of state, led by Rwandan President Paul Kagame, have graced the occasion.
