- Ruto and Dangote broke ground on the Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, on Wednesday 30 September
- Dangote promised to commission the $16bn, 700,000-barrel-a-day plant within 40 months; up to 60,000 jobs are expected
- A Malindi court has ordered the status quo on disputed land at the site until a hearing on 14 October
Ruto and Dangote break ground on $16bn Lamu refinery
Kenya's President William Ruto and Aliko Dangote broke ground on the Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu on Wednesday, with Dangote promising to commission it within 40 months.
Updated 15:33 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: Ruto and Dangote have broken ground on the Lamu refinery. This story now includes what they said at the ceremony. Kenya's President William Ruto and Aliko Dangote broke ground on the Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu, on Kenya's coast, on Wednesday 30 September, Capital FM and Citizen Digital reported. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni…