"We members of Lokichar oil basin community in Turkana South are asking the Ministry of Energy and Tullow Oil Company not to start the Early Oil Pilot Scheme until they do what the community demands," read the petition. "We want to know what will happen to our environment in case oil trucks overturn on the road or kill our animals. "We are demanding a 10 per cent community share and not five per cent. Last year, residents of Kasuroi in Turkana South sub-county barricaded the Kitale-Lodwar road protesting alleged discrimination in employment and other benefits from oil exploration companies. ALSO READ: Companies get Sh1.5b contract to transport Turkana oil

Source: Standard Digital May 10, 2017 08:37 UTC