🇰🇪🇳🇬 Dangote and Ruto break ground on $16bn Kenyan refinery

Dangote Group CEO Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President William Ruto on 1 October 2026 launched construction of a $16bn oil refinery in Mokowe, Lamu County. The Dangote East Africa Petroleum and Petrochemicals Special Economic Zone is expected to process up to 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day, be completed within 40 months and create up to 60,000 direct and indirect jobs.

The project is intended to serve Kenya and the wider East African region. Ahead of the ceremony, 133 residents filed a legal complaint over land compensation and alleged forced eviction, and a local court blocked some development activities until the case is heard on 14 October.

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