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Why there’s not much to smile about Kenya’s Sh1.2b oil windfall

The discovery of crude oil in Turkana in 2012 was seen as the next big thing in Kenya’s ambition to becoming a middle-income country.

It came as a blessing that embodied the hopes of all Kenyans as the country joined the league of oil-producing nations.

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