A Malindi court ordered the status quo on LR No. 13061 until an Oct. 14 hearing after 133 Chandavai residents claimed ancestral rights, delaying Dangote’s planned $15–16 billion, 700,000 bpd Lamu refinery; groundbreaking had been set for Sept. 30.

The African Energy Chamber backs the project and calls the suit Western-style delay; NJ Ayuk says Lamu rights and compensation should be settled quickly, noting East Africa has had no refinery since Kenya Petroleum Refineries closed in 2013 and imports about 90% of fuel.

Dangote still targets 2030 and compares the plant to Nigeria’s 650,000 bpd refinery (expanding toward 1.2 million); the chamber also cites opposition to EACOP and the West African Gas Pipeline as the pattern it wants Kenya to avoid.

Construction activities associated with Dangote Industries planned $15-16 billion refinery in Lamu, Kenya, face disruption following a petition by 133 residents claiming rights over land earmarked for the project. While the interim order made by the Malindi Environment and Land Court states that the status quo be maintained on the land, parties are required not to carry out activities until the court hearing on October 14. The groundbreaking was initially set for September 30.

The African Energy Chamber (AEC), representing the voice of the African energy sector, condemns these attempts to derail........

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