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2026
Land compensation protests ahead of Dangote's Lamu refinery launch
Public backlash
Ahead of the ground-breaking of Dangote's $16bn Lamu oil refinery in Kenya, some local residents took to the streets to demand more compensation for land used for the refinery. The Save Lamu campaign group also said it is concerned about the environmental impact the project could have on the local community and asked for the findings of the environmental impact assessment. Aliko Dangote dismissed the protests as games played by local marketers and international players and disputed the compensation claims, saying the company took only the portion of land it needed from what the government made available.
Company response
Denial — Dangote Group
In his interview with the BBC's Focus on Africa programme, Dangote disputed the compensation claims and said the company took only the portion of land it needed from what the government made available.
Source excerpt
Speaking to the BBC, Dangote, Africa's richest man, dismissed the protests as games played by local marketers and international players, insisting the refinery would go ahead and would be ready by 2030 as planned.
Ahead of the launch, some local residents took to the streets to demand more compensation for land used for the refinery.
Walid Ali, the co-founder of the Save Lamu campaign group, told the BBC that they are concerned about the environmental impact the project could have on the local community.