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Mombasa-Nairobi oil pipeline nears completion

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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday held a meeting with energy sector drivers from the public sector to improve service delivery.

Energy cabinet secretary Charles Keter told the President in a briefing at Harambee House that the new 20-inch 450-km oil pipeline from Mombasa to Nairobi was 97 per cent complete and could be commissioned as early as December.

The pipeline will ease traffic on the Mombasa-Nairobi road and improve oil supply in Nairobi, Kisumu and their environs.

CS Keter said plans to roll out low-cost liquid petroleum gas (LPG) were at a an advanced stage, and target a Decmber launch.

This will help phase out ut use of charcoal and kerosene in the long-term.

The President was also briefed on infrastructure around the oil fields in Turkana, including road repairs and the fixing of the damaged Kainuk bridge.

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