From Lagos to Lamu: Dangote's legal battles in building Africa’s refineries

Just hours before the groundbreaking of the Dangote East Africa Refinery, the Sh2 trillion project in Lamu nearly ground to a halt after 133 residents filed a case at the Environment and Land Court in Malindi seeking orders to stop its implementation.

The court, however, declined to certify the case as urgent and directed the residents to serve the court papers on the respondents, including government agencies and the Office of the President.