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Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has given President William Ruto a 14-day ultimatum to disclose the Dangote oil refinery Lamu agreement.

Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has given President William Ruto a 14-day ultimatum to disclose the Dangote oil refinery Lamu agreement. 

Speaking on Monday, October 5, the People Party leader said Kenyans are entitled to access information on the project. 

The Kiharu lawmaker threatened to release the agreement if President Ruto fails to make it public within 14 days. 

“I want to tell William Ruto it is not a privilege Kenyans are asking for. You have to produce the register of Dangote Refinery shareholders, and you also have to give us the investment agreement. 

“I am giving you 14 days, William Ruto. If you do not release the Dangote agreement, I will release it myself so that Kenyans can see it,” said Ndindi Nyoro. 

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File image of Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro. 

This comes a day after Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna issued demands to the Senate Committee on Energy over the construction of the Dangote oil refinery. 

In a statement dated Friday, October 2, Sifuna said the details of the refinery should be made available to the public before the project begins. 

He argued that the law requires public projects to conform with the values under Article 10 of the Constitution. 

Senator Sifuna demanded that the committee should require the production of all records relating to the Dangote refinery project. 

“In the statement, the Committee should require production of all records pertaining to the Dangote refinery project in Malindi as required under Article 35 (3) of the Constitution of Kenya,” he stated. 

The Nairobi Senator also demanded that the committee provide details of the public participation undertaken before approval of the project, including concerns raised by affected communities. 

Sifuna also asked the committee to disclose the project’s financing and implementation model, including the amount of taxpayers’ money that will be allocated to the project. 

Further, Sifuna demanded that the Senate Energy Committee show a value-for-money analysis of any investment made in the project on behalf of Kenyan taxpayers. 

Additionally, Sifuna demanded a list of all beneficial owners of the overall project and firms involved in implementation.

The refinery, which is expected to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day, was launched in Lamu on September 30.