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Kenya Navy blamed for delay in offshore oil exploration

By By Joseph Masha | 12yrs ago

By Joseph Masha 

MOMBASA, KENYA: A British oil exploration company says it has invested Sh3.6 billion in off shore oil exploration in the Indian Ocean but failure to deploy the Kenya Navy is delaying its operations.

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