Kenya crude oil plan shaken by unsafe bridge, banditry
A man leaps over a trench at Lous, on the Kapenguria-Kainukroad in West Pokot County in this picture taken on November 11, 2015. The road was damaged by heavy rains. Companies contracted to transport Kenya's crude have raised security concerns regarding the safety of the Lokichar-Kitale road. FILE PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG
There may be a long wait before Kenya starts exporting crude oil as a critical bridge on the Lokichar-Kitale road poses a serious safety risk.
Besides, the failure by the national and county governments to resolve a standoff over revenue sharing has raised security fears, after a bandit attack two weeks ago in Kapedo in Turkana, which was attributed to the local community’s opposition to the Early Oil Production Scheme (EOPS).
