Kisumu oil estimated at 800m barrels

Swala Energy, which in partnership with Tullow Oil is prospecting for oil and gas in the Nyanza basin, has estimated recoverable crude of up to 808 million barrels in the area.

According to a report dated February 2016, the area around Ahero in Kisumu, would produce most of the amount with the rest coming from around Kendu Bay in Homa Bay.