President William Ruto accuses Uhuru of using Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna to extort the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, over an agreement about the planned oil refinery in Lamu. Speaking in Mombasa on Thursday, October 1, Ruto questioned Sifuna’s demand for Parliament to be allowed to scrutinise the agreement between the Kenyan government and
Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian businessman and industrialist who founded and leads the Dangote Group, one of West Africa’s largest business conglomerates. His business interests span cement, sugar, salt, flour, fertiliser, oil and gas, and petroleum refining. Over several decades, Dangote transformed a trading business into a large industrial group with operations across Africa. Forbes
Nigerian billionaire, who is also the richest man in Africa, has responded to the 130 Lamu residents who seek to stop the construction of an oil refinery, saying it is normal in Africa. Speaking to investors in Nairobi on Tuesday, September 29, Dangote acknowledged the Kenyan court order, saying legal challenges were a normal part