Exploring the trade-off in Kenya’s mining sector

Oil exploration in northern Kenya. FIE PHOTO | NMG

On June 2, the two-year contract for the Early Oil Pilot Scheme between the Kenyan government and Tullow Oil drew to a close.

Under this scheme, Kenya made its debut shipment of oil into the international market with a consignment of 240,000 barrels which fetched the country Sh1.48 billion.

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