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Mombasa workers protest possible closure of Kenya Petroleum Refinery

NAIROBI, KENYA:  Hundreds of workers at Kenya Petroleum Refinery protested on Wednesday at the threatened closure of the facility, and possible conversion into a storage facility.

Fuel distributors have long complained about the poor quality products from the 50-year-old refinery in the port city of Mombasa and want it closed so they can buy cheaper and better imports from refineries of their choice.

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