Greenpeace demands halt to Dangote's $17bn Kenya coastal refinery

Greenpeace demands halt to Dangote's $17bn Kenya coastal refinery centers on an NGO appeal to stop Dangote’s planned $17bn oil refinery in Kenya’s coastal Lamu area. Greenpeace Africa said the project, intended to reach a capacity of 700,000 barrels per day and expected to take about 30 months to build, was confirmed earlier this month for Lamu port. The group argues the refinery would harm fragile ecosystems, including mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass beds, and raises concerns about habitat destruction, marine degradation, oil spill risk, and dangerous air pollution. Greenpeace urged suspension pending an independent environmental assessment and called for full public participation and transparent scrutiny of long-term impacts. While Kenyan President William Ruto praised the project for jobs, Greenpeace said it could create only temporary employment and undermine existing livelihoods in fishing and tourism. The article notes Lamu’s World Heritage designation and prior legal disputes over fossil-fuel-related projects.