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Fresh Hurdle for Dangote Refinery Launch as 133 Residents Sue to Stop Company
- The High Court declined to block the planned Dangote Group refinery project in Lamu, allowing Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony to proceed as scheduled with Kenyan President William Ruto expected to attend.
- Claiming the Lamu County site is ancestral property, 133 Chandavai residents challenge the $16 billion refinery development, arguing their families have farmed and maintained homes, mosques and shrines on the land for generations.
- Pending an October 14 hearing, the Malindi Environment and Land Court ordered parties to maintain "the status quo prevailing," requiring they avoid altering the situation on the disputed land.
- Part of the LAPSSET Corridor, the refinery is projected to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily; Dangote Group is offering East African nations a 30% equity stake valued at about $500 million for Kenya.
- Respondents must file responses to residents' allegations of breached constitutional rights ahead of the October 14 inter partes hearing, though plaintiffs emphasize they want land rights recognized before construction proceeds.
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The first stone of the Dangote refinery in Kenya will be laid despite a land dispute in Lamu. Local communities, without official titles, require the recognition of cultivated land for generations.
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The Podium MediaKenyan court halts Dangote refinery work as firm says groundbreaking holds
A Kenyan court has ordered a halt to construction of the proposed Dangote refinery in Lamu County following a lawsuit by local farmers over evictions. Read More: https://punchng.com/kenyan-court-halts-dangote-refinery-work-as-firm-says-groundbreaking-holds/
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