By BRIAN WASUNAMore by this AuthorJust nine months after Turkana County and the national government struck a deal over sharing of oil revenue, a fresh war has erupted that threatens to derail progress. At the centre of the row is a new government plan to acquire 66,634 acres of community land for the oil and Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor projects. The county has sued the National Land Commission (NLC) and Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki. Turkana County holds that the acquisition process is not feasible, as oil in its borders will be exhausted within 20 years. Last June, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the transport of crude oil to Lamu after months of talks with Turkana leaders.

Source: Daily Nation March 18, 2019 04:52 UTC