PREMIUM How Lamu beat seven shortlisted sites to clinch Dangote refinery News Just now

Summary Article What you need to know: Lamu beat seven other shortlisted sites across Kenya and East Africa when it emerged as the preferred location for the proposed Dangote Group oil refinery.

The organising secretary of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) Lamu branch, Mohamed Abdulkadir, said the refinery should accelerate investment in roads, ports, electricity, clean water, hospitals, schools, housing, internet connectivity and other corporate social responsibility initiatives to ensure the entire county benefits.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery project Environmental activists argue that the project threatens to damage the ecosystems and lock Kenya into costly fossil fuel infrastructure as the global energy transition accelerates.