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Why Kenya’s dream of oil riches could be all but over

A charging point for electric cars in Hamburg, Germany. Some Western countries are keen on phasing out the century-old internal combustion engines by 2040 or earlier. [XN Iraki, Standard]

For some curious reasons, there wasn’t much excitement when Kenya discovered oil in 2012.

Was it anticipated? Did we know all along that there was oil underground?  

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