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Uhuru to flag off Turkana oil convoy on June 3

An oil rig used in drilling at the Ngamia-1 well in the Lokichar basin, Turkana County. [File, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to flag off the first convoy of trucks carrying oil from Lokichar in Turkana County on June 3.

In a statement yesterday, State House said the new date was reached following a meeting with the three firms that are exploring for oil in the Lokichar fields – Tullow Oil, Africa Oil and Total.

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