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The facility will be built on land within the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor and is planned to process crude from Kenya's Lokichar fields, other African producers and international sources. Its location next to Lamu Port is intended to allow the movement of crude and petroleum products by sea while supporting a wider logistics and industrial hub
The announcement was made during the party’s National Delegates Conference at Ufungamano House in Nairobi on Monday, where delegates endorsed an economic programme centred on manufacturing, mass production, value addition and job creation
The refinery, a joint project between the Kenyan Government and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, is expected to process crude oil from Lokichar in Turkana County and supply refined petroleum products to markets across East and Central Africa.
The call was made in Nairobi on Wednesday by the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K) and the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), alongside trade union representatives from Ghana, Namibia, Rwanda, Chad, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia and Sierra Leone.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the programme is ready for launch in the coming weeks, with the first cohort targeting businesses seeking capital investment of Sh5 million and below.
The initiative builds on Murang’a’s first investment conference held in June 2025 under the theme of unlocking the county’s potential as an industrial hub. The conference brought together investors, government representatives, private-sector players and other stakeholders to explore investment opportunities across industrialisation, agriculture, technology, healthcare, tourism and waste management
Ruto said Africa's free trade agreement would only deliver its full economic potential if countries developed industries capable of producing goods for the continental market
The PS maintained that President William Ruto’s intervention at Magadi and his push for investors to establish glass and chemical manufacturing facilities in Kenya could mark a major shift in the country’s industrialisation strategy
Owino cited his own farming activities as an example, saying he has struggled to find reliable workers despite operating productive agricultural enterprises
Speaking during a Radio Generation interview on Thursday, Owino explained that many Kenyans mistakenly believe Vision 2030 has been abandoned because successive governments have implemented its programmes without consistently communicating that they form part of the country's long-term development agenda
Speaking on Radio Generation on Monday, Alas said the government should shift its focus from campaign rhetoric to practical solutions rooted in data, institutional reforms and industrialization, warning that corruption, public debt and youth unemployment continue to weigh heavily on ordinary Kenyans.
DP Kindiki said Kenya was working closely with East African Community (EAC) partner states to agree on the most suitable location for the refinery while undertaking the legal, regulatory and administrative preparations necessary for its implementation.