Tullow job cuts in Kenya deepen oil export doubts

Tullow Oil workers offload crude from Lokichar in northern Kenya. Tullow’s latest job cuts announcement in Kenya has deepened doubts on the viability of the country’s oil exploration. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Tullow Oil’s latest job cuts announcement in Kenya has deepened doubts on the viability of the country’s oil exploration

The looming staff layoffs could see up to 325 workers lose their jobs, as deepening financial woes cast a dark shadow on Uganda and Kenya’s wait for an economic boom from their petroleum discoveries.