Kenya's oil pipeline plans stall amid political tension
A project to build an oil pipeline from reserves in the north of the country to the coast is inching forward - slowly
A landslide victory for the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta in Kenya's election re-run, held on 26 October, has done little for prospects of political stability in the country. However, a government decision to commission a feasibility study for a $2bn-plus oil pipeline project gives hope for firms planning to start exports from the South Lokichar basin. The election re-run followed an annulment of an 8 August vote before Kenya's Supreme Court confirmed the result. The court cited concerns over transparency and vote verification. Opposition leader Raila Odinga refused to participate in the re-run, and encouraged his supporters not to vote. So, while Kenyatta won 98% of the vote, the turnout was jus
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