CS Wandayi Reveals Why Ruto Abandoned Changamwe Oil Refinery for Tanzania

Wandayi's explanation comes amid an intensified push by East African countries to build a regional oil refinery in Tanzania's Tanga region, supported by Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote...

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Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi explained that Kenya is prioritizing investment in a regional oil refinery in Tanzania over reviving the Changamwe refinery in Mombasa due to commercial viability.

The Changamwe refinery was deemed not to make "business sense", leading to discontinued operations.
The decision supports a regional refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, to serve multiple East African countries, including Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan.
Even with impending oil production in South Lokichar, Turkana, the projected quantities are insufficient for a commercial refinery.

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