A Kenyan High Court ordered a temporary halt to construction of Aliko Dangote's $16 billion oil refinery in Lamu County on September 28–29, 2026, following a legal challenge filed by local residents opposed to the project. The court's pause pending resolution of the environmental and land disputes represents a major setback for the East African refinery development.
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A Kenyan High Court has ordered construction to be paused on Aliko Dangote’s $16 billion oil refinery in the East African nation, after a group of locals filed a case opposing the project.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Malindi Environment and Land Court has temporarily stopped the planned construction of the multibillion-shilling Dangote refinery in Lamu County, pending the hearing and determination of an application filed by Salim Tima Swale and 132 others.
African billionaire Aliko Dangote said shares in a Kenya refinery that he’s building will trade on the country's stock exchange. Breaking ground on the $16 billion project is planned for Wednesday, but a Kenyan court ordered it be paused after a group of petitioners filed a case opposing the project. Dangote was speaking at an investors’ event in Nairobi on Tuesday. (Source: Bloomberg)
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