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President Uhuru launches construction of Sh1.7b Kisumu oil jetty

KISUMU, KENYA: President Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday launched the construction of the Sh1.7 billion Kisumu oil jetty whose completion in October is expected to help Kenya recapture the regional fuel market share lost to Tanzania.

The jetty whose construction began in April is 15 per cent complete and is expected to boost throughput in Kisumu by 1 billion litres a year in phase 1 and up to 3 billion litres per year by 2028.

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