Kenyan MPs are questioning the government's decision to invest in a multi-billion dollar joint oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, instead of reviving the collapsed Changamwe refinery in Mombasa. Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi faced pressure to justify the move, citing commercial non-viability for the Mombasa facility.

• The proposed Tanga refinery aims to process crude oil from across the region, including Kenya, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• CS Wandayi stated that the projected 20,000-50,000 barrels per day from South Lokichar are insufficient to run a commercial refinery, which requires at least 300,000 barrels per day.
• The Changamwe refinery, once East Africa's only oil refinery, ceased operations in September 2013.