- Members of Kenya’s National Assembly toured Dangote’s refinery, fertiliser plant, private port and petrochemical facilities in Lagos
- The visit comes weeks after President William Ruto toured the Nigerian refinery before joining Aliko Dangote for groundbreaking of the planned KSh 2 trillion facility in Lamu
- The proposed refinery is expected to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily, create up to 60,000 direct and indirect jobs
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and Minority Leader Junet Mohammed led a delegation of Kenyan MPs on a tour of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Nigeria as preparations continue for the multibillion-shilling project in Lamu.
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The parliamentary delegation visited the industrial complex in Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, on Monday, October 12, to familiarise themselves with the scale of investment planned for Kenya.
Ichung’wah shared details of the visit, saying the team inspected the Dangote fertiliser processing plant, oil refinery, private port and petrochemical processing facilities.
Why did Kenyan MPs tour Dangote refinery?
He was accompanied by Junet and six other members of the National Assembly leadership.
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The majority leader said the tour was intended to give the Kenyan delegation an in-depth understanding of the investment expected to transform the country's economy and that of the wider East African region.
“This investment is one that will redefine the destiny of our nation, transforming our country’s economy and that of the greater East African region,” Ichung’wah stated.
When did Ruto tour Dangote refinery in Nigeria?
The MPs' visit follows President William Ruto's tour of the same Nigerian facility on September 25, ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu County.
Ruto visited the facility at the invitation of Dangote Group president and chief executive Aliko Dangote, describing the Nigerian refinery as an example of the industrial investment Kenya hopes to replicate.
On September 30, Ruto and Dangote officially broke ground on the proposed refinery in Lamu, marking the start of construction on a project valued at approximately $16 billion (about KSh 2 trillion).
The facility is designed to process up to 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily and will incorporate petrochemical production and a power plant with a planned capacity of 1,000 megawatts.
The project is expected to create up to 60,000 direct and indirect jobs, while supporting manufacturing, transport, logistics and other industries. Dangote has pledged to complete the project within 40 months.
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