There is therefore a possibility that the projects could compete for crude supplies and regional markets Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa is moving towards a new era in oil refining, with major projects planned in Kenya and Uganda and another proposed in Tanzania as governments …
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Lamu, Kenya | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has backed the construction of a mega petroleum refinery at Lamu in Kenya, but says Uganda will not invest in the project for now. Museveni says that before the Dangote East Africa Refinery project was finalised, he held discussions with Nigerian businessman …
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Lamu, Kenya | AGENCIES | The upcoming construction of the multi-trillion-shilling Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu is set to transform the region into a massive hub for engineering talent and industrial employment. Dangote Group Chairman Aliko Dangote has revealed that the mega-project will generate at least 60,000 jobs, with …
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Riyadh wants ports, minerals, food and influence. East African governments want the capital NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | In late January, a delegation of Saudi Arabian investors and officials arrived in Port Lamu, Kenya, with an eye on one of East Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. Led …
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Lamu, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan police said Friday it has launched investigations into the killing of the four security officers after being ambushed by the bandits in the coastal Lamu region. National Police Service Spokesperson Bruno Shioso said a team of security officers are also pursuing bandits who ambushed …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Jihadists from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group on Sunday attacked a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region, the army spokesman said. The strike on the base known as Camp Simba in Manda Bay near the picturesque tourist drawcard of Lamu …
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Romantic Lamu and easy Kisenyi Kampala, Uganda| DOMINIC MUWANGUZI |Lamu, a beautiful idyllic Island located along the Indian Ocean coastline in Kenya is a popular holiday resort. The island boasts of sandy beaches and Afro-Arabian culture depicted in the architecture, cuisine, language and costumes of the habitants. Like any coastal town …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Suspected Shabaab militants briefly kidnapped a Kenyan government official on Thursday and five security personnel were killed in an operation to rescue her, security sources said. Armed men seized Miriam El Maawy, who heads the public works department of Kenya’s infrastructure ministry, around 4:00 pm …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | At least nine people were shot and hacked to death in Kenya’s coastal Lamu County early Saturday, in the latest attack on the area. Police sources said Shabaab militants were believed to be behind the killings which took place in Jima and Pandaguo villages near …
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COMMENT: By Moono Mupotola Experts confirm potential of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in African (PIDA) to contribute jobs and GDP growth When the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor Project (LAPSSET) won the prestigious Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum Award in Washington DC on March 10, 2016, the project …
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