Local Content Bill to give Kenyans more oil cash

Tailing storage facility stacking operations at the Titanium field in Kwale Base Resources, Kwale Sands Mine

Oil and gas companies will now be required to state how local communities will benefit from the proceeds before they are licenced if a proposed bill becomes law.

The bill by Baringo Senator Gideon Moi seeks to ensure the companies do not take off with everything after drilling oil and tapping gas.