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Fresh Hurdle for Dangote Refinery Launch as 133 Residents Sue to Stop Company
The families say the refinery plan would destroy crops, homes and cultural sites before compensation and valuation are completed.
- On Monday, 133 Chandavai residents filed a suit at the Malindi Environment and Land Court, halting the groundbreaking ceremony for a Sh2 trillion Dangote Industries Limited oil refinery in Lamu County scheduled for Wednesday.
- The petitioners, led by Suleiman Ali, Kanywa Kamunde, and Zubera Hassan, argue the government unlawfully seized ancestral land they occupied for generations without compensation, violating the Constitution and Land Act.
- Residents allege prior government actions, including an August 7, 2024, bulldozer clearance for LAPSSET and Ministry of Defence projects that flattened crops, while police cleared a parcel on September 10.
- Justice Jane Onyango certified the petition as urgent and ordered, "That in the interim the status quo prevailing on L.R. No. within the Hindi/Manda Magogoni area within Lamu County be maintained until October 14, 2026."
- Families are asking the court to compel the State to identify all genuine occupants as persons with compensable interests and conduct proper valuation before the refinery project proceeds.
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The Podium MediaKenyan court halts Dangote refinery work as firm says groundbreaking holds
A Kenyan court has ordered a halt to construction of the proposed Dangote refinery in Lamu County following a lawsuit by local farmers over evictions. Read More: https://punchng.com/kenyan-court-halts-dangote-refinery-work-as-firm-says-groundbreaking-holds/
Kenya: Court Halts Dangote Refinery Groundbreaking in Lamu
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.
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Kenyan Court Pauses Construction of $16 Billion Dangote Refinery
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