Kuria Kimani backs Dangote’s Sh2.2 trillion Mombasa refinery

By Elijah Cherutich

Molo MP Kuria Kimani, who is also Chairperson of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, has lauded Dangote Group’s multi-trillion-shilling investment in the oil refinery in Mombasa.

Speaking in Mariashoni Ward, Molo Constituency, on Saturday, October 3, Kimani said the completion of the refinery would significantly contribute to national revenue and help ease the financial burden on the country as it meets its obligations.

He castigated political leaders who have been seeking to downplay the impact of the investment on the national economy and the transformation of the lives of people in the coastal region.

“Those who have been spewing hate towards the kickoff of this project should be condemned because they don’t appreciate the way it will have a lot of much-needed infrastructure and impact on the country,” he said.

Refinery to ease fuel challenges

Kimani said the refinery would help address logistical and geopolitical challenges previously experienced in accessing fuel from Middle Eastern countries, which he said had nearly crippled the economy due to high demand for dollars.

The second-term MP said he would continue to remain steadfast in supporting transformational projects and investments undertaken and supported by the current administration to ensure that the country achieves its vision of attaining first-world status.

On the Rironi-Mau Summit Road, Kimani lauded the progress made by contractors working on the 170-kilometre trunk road.

“I have passed the road, and I am seeing massive progress and development of the road. It will heavily ease the pressure on transport along the corridor and enhance business,” he said.

Over the past few days, following the launch of the construction of the KSh2.2 trillion refinery by Dangote East African Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, political leaders, particularly from the opposition, have been pressuring the government to disclose the agreements entered into with the investor.

The leaders have expressed concern that the project has been shrouded in opacity, saying there could be shadowy deals that could rip off the country.