×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Kenya’s Boldest Voice
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App

Oil projects in Africa never really for Africans

Ceremonial boats conduct send-off salutations to the vessel that shipped off Kenya’s first oil out of Mombasa on August 26, 2019. [File, Standard]

This week has seen a resurgence of calls for the abandonment of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, following the company's application to the Ugandan government for a licence to start construction. 

Uganda and Tanzania signed an intergovernmental agreement to have the commercially viable oil at the former's Lake Albert basin extracted and transported in a heated pipeline over 1,443km to Tanga Port for export. Up to 1,147km of the would-be world’s longest heated pipeline will be in Tanzania and 296km in Uganda.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in