By JUSTUS OCHIENG'More by this AuthorKenya's is unlikely to achieve its dream of exporting oil to its East African neighbours if the Kisumu oil jetty is not operational by June 2019, when Uganda commissions its own jetty. "As per this arrangement, only one operation, either ship loading or truck loading, is possible at a time. This means that ship loading should be stopped during truck loading or truck loading should be stopped during ship loading. It is notable that the Indian company, which has built oil jetties in Mozambique and Gabon, conducted a feasibility study for the Kisumu oil jetty but did not win the tender for its construction. According to the report, taxpayers will have to release another Sh500 million to make the Kisumu oil jetty usable.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2019 03:01 UTC