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Museveni suspends pipeline decision after meeting Uhuru

Uganda on Monday delayed making a final decision on the proposed shipping of its crude oil through Kenya’s Lamu port, setting up Kenya and Tanzania for intense rivalry in their quest to become the preferred regional trade and transport hub.

President Uhuru Kenyatta Monday hosted Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni in Nairobi for what was pitched as a business meeting to discuss a joint crude pipeline to serve the two countries but failed to reach a final deal.

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