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Dangote explained that the institution would train 1,000 locals, who would be employed once the refinery begins operations.

Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote on Wednesday, September 30, announced that he will establish a training school in Lamu County.

Speaking during the Lamu Oil Refinery groundbreaking, Dangote told Lamu Governor Issa Timamy that the refinery will prioritise creating opportunities for locals.

He explained that the institution would train 1,000 locals, who would be employed once the refinery begins operations.

"Mr Governor, before we start, I want to assure you that we will set up a training school that will train 1,000 of your people," Dangote said.

The billionaire businessman reiterated that the refinery would generate at least 60,000 jobs for Lamu Residents, Kenyans, and eligible individuals from East Africa. He added that the recruitment exercise would prioritise engineering students.

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A file photo of Aliko Dangote with President William Ruto.

"Anybody who has an engineering diploma or degree has a guaranteed job. You can imagine that in a community, you will have enough people to fill 60,000 jobs. You will need help from other countries and other neighbouring countries," he added.

Dangote reiterated his commitment to equipping locals and Africans with the skills to work on major projects, thus reducing the demand for imported skilled labour.

"Going forward, we will not need to go and bring Chinese and Indians to come and build our infrastructure; we will build capacity here," he added.

Earlier, Dangote declared that the oil refinery would be completed within 40 months of its groundbreaking. He said that the project will strengthen East Africa's energy security.

Some of the products that will be produced include 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day, polypropylene, jet fuel and 1,000 Megawatts of electricity, part of which will be supplied to the national grid.

He added that the refinery will also target markets across the Indian Ocean and Europe.

“Our vision is to target opportunities across the Indian Ocean, thus reducing the region's dependence on imported refined products and retaining more value within the African economies,” he added.