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No deal on pipeline yet as presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Yoweri Museveni meet

President Uhuru Kenyatta receiving President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on his arrival at State House Nairobi.

NAIROBI: Kenya will have to wait for at least two weeks to know if the Sh400 billion crude oil pipeline will pass through the country or not.

This follows yesterday’s meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni that deferred a deal on the issue pending recommendations from a technical team that will advise further. In a joint communique signed by both Kenya’s Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter and his Ugandan counterpart Irene Muloni, the two heads of states have scheduled another meeting, where a final decision will be communicated.

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