Kenya President Ruto Visits ‘Massive’ Dangote Refinery But Vows That Their Own Will Be Bigger
Toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, at the invitation of Dangote Group President and CEO @AlikoDangote ahead of our groundbreaking ceremony for the Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, next week.
The refinery in Nigeria is a massive investment… pic.twitter.com/xCikpxPkX6
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) September 25, 2026
Toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, at the invitation of Dangote Group President and CEO @AlikoDangote ahead of our groundbreaking ceremony for the Dangote East African Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, next week.
The refinery in Nigeria is a massive investment with a crude oil refining capacity of 700,000 barrels a day and produces more than 100 million litres of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel every day. The company has built 120km of sea cables to move crude from ships to the refinery.
This huge achievement is a testament of what African governments, investors and financial institutions can do together.
The refinery whose construction we launch in Kenya next week will be bigger. It will transform the petroleum sector in our country and region, providing fuel reliability and security, scaling up industrialisation and creating 60,000 jobs.
When the refinery is completed, spin off industries will emerge, including the production of fertilisers, chemicals, and packaging.
