State takes a backseat in resolving Turkana oil impasse

President Uhuru Kenyatta officially unveils a commemorative plaque at the Ngamia 8 Oil Well in Nakukulas, Turkana County. The president flagged of four tanktainers setting off from Lokichar to the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited in Changamwe. [photo: Kevin Tunoi/Standard]

The national government is not one of the key signatories to the agreement expected to pave the way for resumption of work at the Turkana oil fields as the impasse at site continues.

The agreement, which will now be signed between the Turkana County Government, local MPs and Tullow Oil, is expected to get Kenya’s dreams of being an oil producer back on track after more than a month of suspended operations.