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Report warns on handling of crude oil waste

Kenya is already grappling with the challenge of handling waste from the oil industry. Oil waste is a new menace whose handling is expected to be heightened as the country starts oil production next year.

Tullow, which readying itself to start production on a pilot basis mid-2017, currently has to move waste by road from Turkana to Machakos for safe destruction, which is some 650 kilometres.

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