Kiharu MP and People’s Party of Kenya (PPK) leader Ndindi Nyoro has dismissed efforts by the current government to claim credit for Dangote’s oil refinery investment in Kenya, saying the project was enabled by work completed by earlier administrations. Speaking at the PPK party headquarters on Monday, September 28, 2026, Nyoro said Kenya should acknowledge the role of previous governments in building the infrastructure that encouraged major investors to consider the country. Nyoro said Kenyans should welcome investors such as Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, arguing that such investments support industrialization and create jobs. “Na tunaheshimu wawekezaji wote. Kwa sababu gani? Wanaweka viwanda, inaajiri Wakenya. Dangote refinery is a very good idea,” Nyoro said. However, Nyoro rejected claims that President William Ruto’s administration was solely responsible for bringing Dangote’s investment to Kenya. “And we must know, si Ruto wameleta Dangote Kenya. It is the investment of our country in the previous years that have brought Dangote here in Kenya,” he said. MV Da Yang carrying 2,930 metric tonnes of heavy construction machinery for the Dangote Refinery groundbreaking ceremony docks at Lamu on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Nyoro pointed to infrastructure developed in Lamu by earlier administrations, arguing that the current government inherited the facilities that now pro...
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