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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.
Image: Citizen DigitalPublished on September 30, 2026
Six Heads of State are set to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lamu Oil refinery, which is set to cost over Ksh.2 trillion to build. President William Ruto will be joined by his fellow leaders Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Abiy Ahmed (Ethiopia) and Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi). Others are Romuald Wadagni (Benin), Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové (Togo), and…
Image: KBC DigitalPublished on September 30, 2026
The government is eying additional private capital for the expansion of Port of Lamu as regional logistics hub. This comes on the backdrop of a Ksh 2.2 trillion East African Oil Refinery whose construction will be commissioned on Wednesday by President William Ruto. Speaking on the event, Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said the government is now keen…
Published on September 30, 2026
Baba Yaga, one of the most recognisable customised city Nganyas associated with President William Ruto’s son George, was
Image: Citizen DigitalPublished on September 29, 2026
Businessman Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, has explained how the idea for the Ksh.2 trillion refinery planned for Lamu came about, saying discussions on the project began during a meeting in Nairobi before the group settled on the Kenyan coastal town. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Citizen TV on Tuesday, Dangote said the discussions took place in April,…
