President Ruto says Lamu refinery to create 60,000 jobs, groundbreaking date set
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The proposed refinery, estimated to cost about Sh2.2 trillion, is expected to replicate the 700,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery in Nigeria, one of the world's largest single-train refineries.
President William Ruto has announced that the planned East Africa oil refinery in Lamu will create about 60,000 jobs, as the government moves ahead with what is expected to be one of the country's largest industrial investments.
Speaking during the rollout of the second tranche of the NYOTA programme on Friday, Ruto said the refinery project would require thousands of young people during its construction and operation, adding that he had already held discussions with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who is expected to spearhead the multi-billion-shilling investment.
"Kenya, we are going to build the East Africa refinery here in Lamu, and we will need 60,000 young people to do that job," the President said.
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Ruto said the proposed refinery would not only serve Kenya but also supply refined petroleum products to neighbouring countries, including Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), positioning Kenya as a regional energy hub.
"I can stand before the nation today and say that we now have a National Infrastructure Fund. Today we have Sh350 billion in our National Infrastructure Fund, and we can now, with confidence, face the future in matters of infrastructure development, transport and logistics, energy, and water harvesting and irrigation," Ruto said.
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