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Kiraitu says energy transition could worsen poverty

National Oil Chairman Kiraitu Murungi. [File, Standard]

African nations must tread carefully on energy transition to avoid driving the continent further into poverty, National Oil Chairman Kiraitu Murungi has said.

Murungi said oil and gas remain the most lucrative natural resource in Africa, and the continent needs it to solve its basic developmental needs.

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