https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/aliko-dangote-launches-kenya-oil-refinery-amid-land-protest-in-lamuContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/aliko-dangote-launches-kenya-oil-refinery-amid-land-protest-in-lamuhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/aliko-dangote-launches-kenya-oil-refinery-amid-land-protest-in-lamu#u98105Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:12:19 +0000Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President William Ruto have launched a multi-billion-dollar oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya. The mega-project faces local opposition over land acquisition, compensation, and environmental concerns, alongside a Kenyan court order halting activities on the project land. Described variously as a $16 billion, $17 billion, or Sh2 trillion to Sh2.2 trillion investment, the facility aims to industrialise Africa by 2030 and test East Africa's broader petroleum plans. Honeywell is slated to help build the refinery, which also launched with its crude supply