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Armed police officers escort tanktainers loaded with crude oil from the Ngamia 8 Oil Well in Nakukulas, Turkana County. [File, Standard]
The government will continue transporting crude oil by road from Turkana to Mombasa for at least three years as it works on plans to construct a Sh120 billion pipeline.
Petroleum and Mining Chief Administrative Secretary John Mosonik said the 814km pipeline from the oil fields of Lokichar to Lamu will be ready by 2022.
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