From Turkana oilfields to Dangote Lamu refinery: The pipeline question

With the groundbreaking of the proposed Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu on Wednesday, attention in Turkana County is shifting beyond the familiar demands for jobs and contracts to a bigger question of how the oil-rich county can secure a lasting stake in the value created from its crude.

At the centre of that debate is the infrastructure needed to connect Turkana’s oilfields to the coast and, ultimately, the proposed Lamu refinery.